Worst things you've found in take-out food?

[Buff]

Went through drive through at the Dairy Queen on the north side in Lethbridge. Got myself either an Ultimate or a Flamethrower meal. Went home, and finished everything. Opened up the drink to dump the ice into the sink before I threw the cup in the garbage and I saw about half a dozen ants in the bottom of the cup. Who knows how many I consumed, if any.

I called to complain and they were going to drive out with a new meal for me. I told them I don't want anything from them, I just wanted them to know so that they can do whatever they can to prevent the same thing from happening again. I also informed them that I would not be returning ever again, and I haven't. I'll drive 5x the distance to get to one of the other locations.

I also complained, online, to health region. Don't know if anything came of it.

[Flamesguy_SJ]

Originally Posted by Buff

Went through drive through at the Dairy Queen on the north side in Lethbridge. Got myself either an Ultimate or a Flamethrower meal. Went home, and finished everything. Opened up the drink to dump the ice into the sink before I threw the cup in the garbage and I saw about half a dozen ants in the bottom of the cup. Who knows how many I consumed, if any.

I called to complain and they were going to drive out with a new meal for me. I told them I don't want anything from them, I just wanted them to know so that they can do whatever they can to prevent the same thing from happening again. I also informed them that I would not be returning ever again, and I haven't. I'll drive 5x the distance to get to one of the other locations.

I also complained, online, to health region. Don't know if anything came of it.

From a childhood experience that I don't really want to get into, you would sure as hell know if you ate an ant.

[Rathji]

I got a chunk of styrofoam that had obviously been cooked inside my McGriddle at a McDonalds one morning. They reimbursed my entire meal, including for my wife and daughter. I didn't go back to that McDonalds for a long long time but my wife finally forced me to give in.

[malcolmk14]

One thing that really bothers me is when I'm at a bar and I see bartenders scooping ice out of the ice tray with a glass.

Don't they realize the glass chips off and ends up in the ice tray?

I had a piece of glass come through the straw in a glass of water at Classic Jacks a couple weeks ago. I thought it was ice, until I tried to bite it. Quickly realized it was glass.

[oilfan69]

The whole family ordered at the downtown Fort McMurray A&W and brought it home. I always open up my burgers and check them out before i engulf... this time I found a few black flies conveneintly placed on the cheese. After this my mother opens up her mozza burger and finds dirt on hers, and my father and brother had flies as well... wouldv'e loved to have been a fly on the wall when my father went berserk when he brought it all back... lol... this was about twenty years ago, and I still to this day peel all the layers off of a burger expecting to find something...

I personally think fast food joints should all be required to have open kitchens where you can clearly see the cooks preparing your food..

[old-fart]

I once was got this big bucket and when I opened it there was this gross deep-fried chicken bits inside! Totally disgusting. Ate the whole thing and felt like crap afterwards.

On a serious note, I got the hot wings from KFC once when driving from Calgary to Saskatoon (yes, to see a girl). Stopped in Hanna. Driving along, it's dark, eating the wings.... a freakin' chicken feather. Not a little bit of fluff, a full chicken feather... ugh. Almost puked in the car.

[dissentowner]

McDonalds McChicken. Half a beak.

[wooohooo]

Wow do I feel blessed. The worst I ever got was a hotdog that was dyed blue inside with green fuzzy things. I spit it out but never got sick from it. Probably just preservatives or something.... hopefully.

But my god. I was seriously going to eat McDonalds as a quick lunch but I just don't feel the appetite anymore

[the2bears]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

A piece of hair. Nothing worse.

Curly?

[flip]

About 10 years ago when I worked my first job at Burger King I was working cash and a guy came up and looked like he was almost in tears.

Turns out he had ordered a veggie burger but what he was eating wasn't a veggie burger. Whoever made it had used the wrap for a veggie burger so the guy just opened it up and started eating. It only took one big bite and he was devastated.

Pretty sure it was probably like the first time this guy had eaten meat since he was a kid. He looked like he had just eaten bambi and was going to go home to kill himself.

I simply asked "what can I do to make this better?". He replied "nothing" with teary eyes and just left. I'll never forget how upset/offended he was that he accidentally took a bite of beef.

[CrazyCaper]

During a summer trip to Cape Breton a few years back, the wife and I decided to grab lunch at KFC. Both ordered a Big Crunch combo with a poutine. Open my sandwich, take a bite only to realize that it is completely RAW inside. I take it up to the counter and the manager is so apologetic that we end up with replacement meals, our money back and $50 in gift cards.

I'm still shocked that I didn't get sick from the single bite that I took. GROSS!!

[Buzzard]

Originally Posted by oilfan69

I personally think fast food joints should all be required to have open kitchens where you can clearly see the cooks preparing your food..

Bad business move there.

Who wants to see how pubes end up in a whopper or coke?? Repeat business would be non-existant!

[Heavy Jack]

Originally Posted by Flamesguy_SJ

From a childhood experience that I don't really want to get into, you would sure as hell know if you ate an ant.

Ant's taste like lemon.... I know...

[_Q_]

Originally Posted by flip

About 10 years ago when I worked my first job at Burger King I was working cash and a guy came up and looked like he was almost in tears.

Turns out he had ordered a veggie burger but what he was eating wasn't a veggie burger. Whoever made it had used the wrap for a veggie burger so the guy just opened it up and started eating. It only took one big bite and he was devastated.

Pretty sure it was probably like the first time this guy had eaten meat since he was a kid. He looked like he had just eaten bambi and was going to go home to kill himself.

I simply asked "what can I do to make this better?". He replied "nothing" with teary eyes and just left. I'll never forget how upset/offended he was that he accidentally took a bite of beef.

He was crying because he enjoyed it and felt guilty!

[Heavy Jack]

Originally Posted by CrazyCaper

During a summer trip to Cape Breton a few years back, the wife and I decided to grab lunch at KFC. Both ordered a Big Crunch combo with a poutine. Open my sandwich, take a bite only to realize that it is completely RAW inside. I take it up to the counter and the manager is so apologetic that we end up with replacement meals, our money back and $50 in gift cards.

I'm still shocked that I didn't get sick from the single bite that I took. GROSS!!

Me and my bro went to the Nucks game at GM place on the 18th against the Sharks. We both ordered the spicy chicken combo from white spot. We start eating it and mine is all good and he's getting through his and then he took a bite into the center and it was completely raw. White spot was all nice about it and extremely apologetic, we got free meals and beers for the night but still, it was pretty off putting.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by flip

About 10 years ago when I worked my first job at Burger King I was working cash and a guy came up and looked like he was almost in tears.

Turns out he had ordered a veggie burger but what he was eating wasn't a veggie burger. Whoever made it had used the wrap for a veggie burger so the guy just opened it up and started eating. It only took one big bite and he was devastated.

Pretty sure it was probably like the first time this guy had eaten meat since he was a kid. He looked like he had just eaten bambi and was going to go home to kill himself.

I simply asked "what can I do to make this better?". He replied "nothing" with teary eyes and just left. I'll never forget how upset/offended he was that he accidentally took a bite of beef.

he was probably upset that it tasted so goddamn good, and had to question his entire lifestyle choice because of it

[agubuan]

My fiancee's sister bit into a McDonald's cheeseburger and almost swallowed a shard of glass. The managers were very apologetic and even took pictures of the glass so that they could investigate internally.

[worth]

Nothing too bad but a couple weeks ago i bought one of those prepackaged lettuce things from safeway where it's already washed and cut, and I made a salad and ate half of it and there was like a 15" long hair in there. I thought about tossing the salad but I was really hungry so I ate the rest of it.

it's kind of amazing how many people "touch" your food before you eat it. Gone are the days of growing somehting in your backyard and eating it. It's kind of nice knowing where your food comes from. But now, nobody knows where anything comes from.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by worth

I thought about tossing the salad but I was really hungry so I ate the rest of it.

Taken out of context for comedic value

[Frank MetaMusil]

Bought some Green Giant corn from Costco (the big bags) and found a snake's head mixed in with the niblets.....