'It's not old until it's sold!' Fast food workers reveal the dishes you should NEVER order
Restaurant employees have taken to Reddit to share unsavoury secrets
One admitted their 'oven-roasted chicken' was boiled in a microwave
Another claimed their tuna sandwiches were '80 per cent mayonnaise'
By Unity Blott For Mailonline
Published: 03:34 EST, 30 March 2016 | Updated: 09:28 EST, 30 March 2016
We all know convenience food isn't always the healthiest option but now fast food employees have shared kitchen secrets that are sure to make you shudder.
From boiled chicken to old, reheated chips, their stomach-churning accounts might just make you think twice before ordering your bacon double cheeseburger.
An anonymous Reddit user kicked off proceedings when they asked: 'Fast food workers - What should we never order from you?' and received almost 16,000 replies in just 24 hours.
After one Reddit user asked fast food workers for their advice as to what food customers should never order from them, they received almost 16,000 replies
Hotpotabo said that at the Subway branch where he worked, 'the "oven roasted" chicken' was actually 'boiled in a microwave.'
'All Starbucks food is reheated frozen food,' claimed Likeabaker. 'Ridiculous how little people realize that. Doesn't mean it doesn't taste good, it's just not fresh at all and incredibly overpriced.'
Imklax, who also claimed to have worked at the chain, added: 'Worked at Starbucks for a while and had a lady ask us if we were baking any more banana bread for the day. The look on her face when I told her it comes to us on a truck.'
One convenience store worker wrote: 'I'm gonna say any of the taquitos or hotdogs around midnight, up through about 4 or 5AM. around midnight you can be almost assured that these are now high-mileage.'
Reddit users have shared their stomach-churning stories of what really goes on inside fast food kitchens, from 'boiled chicken' to reused fries to day-old tacos and tuna sandwiches that were '80 per cent mayonnaise'
He added: 'That hotdog might have more miles than your car.'
Verne Asimov advised avoiding 'anything egg-related' at all costs, explaining: 'They keep a very small amount warm after breakfast and it tends to get old fast.'
justine7179 wrote: 'Don't order something from the "secret menu". We sure as s*** don't know what a Snickerdoodle frappuccino is, as it is not a menu item.
'Employees would be more than happy to make you a drink if you just explain the recipe rather than the name of it. I'll make you diabetes in a goddamn cup if you just tell me what you want in there.'
KourageWolf said: 'I used to work at Chipotle, and never ever ever order the Tacos.
'You get less than half the regular portions. Instead, order a bowl with whatever you want in it, then ask for the taco shells, hard or soft, on the side.'
A disgruntled waiter wrote: 'Anything off of the "Hidden Menu." Most people working don't know how to make it and you'll probably just receive a giant glob of assorted ingredients on a bun.'
One claimed the tuna sandwiches touted at his workplace were '80 per cent mayonnaise'.
One disgruntled café waiter advised against ordering 'anything off of the "Hidden Menu." Most people working don't know how to make it and you'll probably just receive a giant glob of assorted ingredients on a bun'
A restaurant worker said: 'The only thing I can think of is that any chicken that isn't on the bone (sandwich, pot pie, etc) is day old, or more, leftover chicken.'
Anc6 advised: 'If you see something on the menu and can't find at least one or two other items that the ingredients could be used in, don't order it.
'For example, my restaurant has a pulled pork sandwich. We don't use the pork for anything else.'
He explained: 'Since it's not ordered too frequently, it's not fresh and the product you're eating might be days or weeks old.
'It's not going to get you sick, but it definitely won't be as fresh as the other things on the menu.'
Another claimed that his brother's girlfriend used to work at a popular burger chain where the general consensus on French fries was: 'They aren't old until they're sold.'
But one of the most unsavoury claims came from a fellow fast food worker who said: 'The chili is fine, yes it's old burger patties that didn't sell but that's what you're supposed to do with leftover hamburger.'
According to one fast food restaurant employee, chilli con carne was made from unused burger patties
She added: 'Mom is a chef, this is what she does with her leftover burgers when she has a cookout.'
StrawberryMarmalad added: 'Don't be one of those people that orders fries from McDonald's with no salt then ask us for salt packets right after we give you your food.
'I understand people can't have salt for medical reasons, but 90% of the time it's people in their mid-20s, who 100% of the time ask for salt afterwards. I don't care what you read up on Buzzfeed. If you want fresh fries, ASK US.'
A spokesperson for Subway said: 'All Subway stores have very strict procedures in place to ensure products are served safely and to customers’ satisfaction and all suppliers are required to meet our high standards of food safety and product integrity.
'Each of our Subs, including the Meatball Marinara, are freshly prepared in front of the customer exactly as they like and therefore may differ slightly in appearance but not in the amount of ingredients served.
'Our chicken products arrive in store pre-cooked and while the majority of customers choose to have their Sub heated by toasting, all of our products can be eaten hot or cold.'
A spokesperson for Boston Market said: 'Our signature chicken arrives to our restaurants, fresh, never frozen. All sandwiches are served with fresh off the bone chicken. We pick rotisserie chicken throughout the day for soups and pot pies, and cool within Serve Safe and HAACP food standards as necessary. We do this every day to keep up with guest demand for pot pies and soup.'
MailOnline has also contacted Wendy's and Starbucks for comment.
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I know for a fact that Wendy's does make their chili from burger patties that didnt sell within X minutes that were still on the grill. They go into a container in the fridge and are then chopped up later.
