The coffee shop I worked at terminated me after a year of service with no reason given, a mere 2 days after speaking with the owner regarding issues I had with the lack of communication within the work place. Guess he would sacrifice fast, fresh, and friendly for burnt, rude and filthy. Donut fryer hasn’t been cleaned in 4 years, and the coffee machines get cleaned on Mondays. enjoy. —Burnt
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You were sacked because you complained to the owner regarding the (lack of) safe food handling practices. The health inspector should have been invited into the shop rather than the donut who owns it.
BTW, half the people on this board are drinking a coffee from a vessel they had at work for years and only rinse it out bi-annually …. so, if that doesn’t kill them it may just cure them.
I’m siding with you on this one, Koda. A discreet call to the health inspector would have been a much better option, provided they could protect the identity of the complainant.
As for coffee cups, I know a dude who hasn’t washed his coffee cup at work for 20 freaking years – he swears the taste of the coffee will be ruined if the cup is washed.
Ewwww not for moi. Only the squeaky clean pot of coffee for moi.
I guess they feel it’s easier to shoot the messenger than actually clean things up. Besides, it’s so stupid for a restaurant to fire an employee because he/she brought up health concerns. Talk about a way to guarantee a call to the health board.
People need a little dinge and dirt in their diets…
otherwise, we’d be sick all the time.
having a dirty food/drink establishment is not good. i can keep my place messy but i except a certain level of hygiene, from public houses
I figure a little dirt’s good for the immune system. The smell of those antibacterial scrubs, soaps and lotions is appalling. If a long line of cockroaches aren’t doing a Rockettes number in my food, I’ll eat pretty much anywhere.
And those are only two examples at a coffee shop. Just imagine some of the restos. Lots to be said for the open kitchen concept. Even then some things can still be hidden from full view/knowledge. The dining area usually gets the ‘make up’ of being pristine to be ‘on show’. The kitchen does not always get the same treatment. And in many places the dining room does not get much ‘spit and polish’ either. “‘Allo, is zis ze office of ze ‘ealth inspector? I ‘ave a complaint to make.” Good luck in future OP.
I worked in a very popular bar/restaurant when I moved to Toronto in 1990. The first summer was spent trying to hide the cock-a-roaches from the customers. I remember bussing a customer’s plate while grabbing a big roach off the wall next to their head. Seeing “behind the curtain” showed me what is possible. Lotsa bugs, and lotsa dirt, but noone died from it(that I know of), so I agree with TTFN- lil dirt won’t kill you.
But goddamn. Clean yer resto.
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the restaurant i worked for in halifax was cleaned everyday and once a month, a huge clean. the health inspector ate there, but i’ve worked in grotty places too. i have many stories
In any kitchen I’ve ever worked, the entire place was sanitized each night. Counters, tools/utensils, sinks/dishpit…anything else is not only irresponsible, it’s dangerous.
http://www.gov.ns.ca/agri/foodsafety/repor…
I know a guy who owned/managed a meat packers shop,he also delivered his meats to a lot of different restaurants in HRM. He told me that the Native Canadian Motel restaurant is the cleanest in town.The dirtiest is a Chinese food place on Oxford St.
I don’t eat out often so I’ll eat just about anywhere.I’d love to meet a nice guy to go to a restaurant with….I’ll do the dishes if I can’t afford to pay for my half of the bill;if he’s really nice to me while he’s eating out, I’ll do his dishes too.
This is why I love my tassimo. Makes a great cup of coffee/latte (better and hotter cup than the keurig), is cheaper than buying it ready-made every day and it steams the nozzle after every cup…. And it’s VERY easy to clean.
Sure the t-cups are more expensive than buying ground coffee, but I like the fact that I can get steamed milk, and if it weren’t for the tassimo, I’d buy coffee from a coffee shop. $8/12 is cheaper than almost $2 x 12.
President’s Choice Dark Roast is my current fav so I tend to avoid overpriced coffee joints, especially Starfarts. I just throw on a pot of java at home, fill a thermos and take it with me if I’m on the road. I’ve saved mucho moola that way.
áilleacht istigh, why does your dinner partner need to be a man? Couldn’t it be a good female friend?
Chinese restaurant on Oxford? Or at Bayers Rd. & Oxford? – the ‘See Ha Ha’ not to name names?
This guy on POF messaged me asking me out.He went on and on about his Tassimo(nothing about himself) then asked me to go to his place for coffee because ‘his Tassimo coffee’ was the only coffee he drinks.
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I reread my last comment.It didn’t sound good at all.
ttfn I would go out with a female friend.
The Chinese food place I was told about may not be there anymore ‘Tings Palace’ on Oxford,or is that res. on another street?
That’s on Quinpool.
They’re within their rights i’m afraid. It’s possible you’re a chronic complainer. If you’re not, don’t worry too much. You’ll find something else. If you are? More of this to come I suspect.
But… i hope for your sake op they don’t read the coast. If they do, you just blew any final chance at a reference you might have had.
It’s #1 Woggie, with a fake profile.
She’s *that* bitter and desperate.
This troll will self-destruct in 3,2…
😀
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TTFN, I would too if I drank a 5 rum shot hurricane with supper….
http://s3-media1.ak.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/rg8hBqi9_CrQtsR1fCI0Vg/l.jpg
46oz of punchy goodness
Awwww, turns out they only use 3 now…
back in my day, it was 5 easy….
Ohhh yuck, sweaty men smells turn me totally off! Wow TTFN you sure are warped…..sweat???….yuck. No wonder you have no sex drive. I don’t blame you girl, that would turn anyone off, even you. PS Jungle Jims is an eatery NOT a gym TT. Take my advice if you want to have good sex you HAFTA start eating properly and more importantly you HAFTA start making tub unit eat properly. That DOES NOT include all you can eat Jungle Jims. Or cookies. Or, in my opinion, those methane farts you are raving about in another post!! I guess you didn’t buy those citronella candles yet did ya? Nope, didn’t think so. One day soon you will listen to your good friend, Twinkle! You really need to learn how to be kinder to yourself TT. Seriously. Farts????? ugghghghgh.