Posted on 12/02/2014 10:07:43 AM PST by Red Badger
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — A viral video shot outside a San Francisco restaurant may have people thinking twice about eating out.
The video shot outside Lucky River, a Chinese restaurant in the city’s Sunnyside neighborhood appears to show a worker slamming slabs of frozen meat on the sidewalk.
KPIX showed the video to residents near the restaurant.
“That’s horrible,” said Steve Vender.
“The sidewalks have never been cleaned,” said London Lacey.
As to why anyone would be pounding the sidewalk with frozen slabs of meat, an inspector from the San Francisco Health Department paid a visit to Lucky River and said the worker was trying to defrost the meat.
KPIX checked out the exact portion of the sidewalk seen in the video and found it covered in blackened gum, cigarette butts, and foot-tracked bacteria of all gut-twisting varieties.
The owner of the restaurant told KPIX it was an isolated incident and that the meat was discarded and the cook has since been fired.
“It’s highly unsanitary, I don’t know how they’re gonna clean the meat off after that. They’re gonna wash it but it certainly doesn’t look very appealing,” said Vender.
The last surprise health inspection of Lucky River earned it a score of 88, or adequate, with violations ranging from poor ventilation to improper food storage.
Yelp reviewers were less generous, with one mentioned there was a boiled caterpillar in the greens. “Yup. They boiled a caterpillar, Extra protein I guess,” they wrote.
“I won’t eat there again,” said Lacey. “I will not eat there at all.”
KPIX is still waiting to receive a copy of the latest health inspection on July 30 from the San Francisco Public Health department, as well a copy of the report on this latest incident.
The restaurant remained open despite the video.
I remember when I was a kid growing up out there they had meat hanging up outside everywhere in Chinatown. Don’t see that anymore.
Like the fortune cookie that reads: “That wasn’t chicken”.
What is the problem? Pounding dog meat on the sidewalk is SOP.
No surprise.
This goes on everywhere.
Government imported half the third world into the U.S. and continues to do so.
And the exact reason why we seldom ever eat outside the home.
Being SAN FRANCISCO ,they’re lucky that’s all he beat it with.
Back in the 80s, I frequented a bar next to a Chinese restaurant in southwest Houston. Nearly every day the restaurant hung unwrapped, frozen chickens on the dumpster in the alley to thaw.
” how does pigeon taste anyways”
It’s called Squab in more upscale restaurants. Young domestic pigeons. Very delicious!
Did he go through a turnstyle sideways afterward?
I’ve sent and inquired about this to my Chiney co-workers...
“LOL Lucky River restaurant. You no die of poison? You rucky huh?”
You reary rucky if onry get rellow River
I have done that.
Maybe it is a Michigan thing.
Obviously it’s racism, time to loot and riot.
The best time to eat at any restaurant is immediately after a city health inspection because you know that they are going to be as clean as a whistle.
Can’t pass it up. -— “like chicken.”
Been there. Seen that.
Glad I moved to Texas.
I will stick with crab Rangoon.
Wasn’t Mike Stone a patrolman there before getting promoted?
Regarding rats in kitchens of restaurants where HollyWeird “Stars” eat, what’s the difference between a rat in the kitchen and “Rats” at the table?
I guess they don’t put that meat in their main dishes. Just accompaniments.
After all, they are using the side wok.
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