'Horrified': Hawaii fast food eatery fires employee after video shows rat being cooked on grill

Hawaii News Now ^ | November 22, 2018 | HNN Staff

[Jyotishi]

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -- Teddy's Bigger Burgers has closed its Mapunapuna location for cleaning and fired an employee after a video posted on social media shows what appears to be a rat being cooked on the eatery's grill.

The video was posted on Snapchat several days ago, and subsequently shared with the company.

"We are horrified that a former teenage employee would conduct themselves in that way and make such a video of which we are investigating its authenticity," said Teddy's President Richard Stula, in a statement to Hawaii News Now.

He said in addition to terminating the employee, Teddy's has closed its 99 Ranch location for cleaning until further notice and replaced equipment and utensils.

[elcid1970]

Hawaiians’ idea of eating high is Spam wrapped in rice & seaweed.

Then they go beat up some haoles.

[rlmorel]

I know Sylvester Stallone is a liberal dipstick, but I have always loved that movie!

"Exchange bodily fluids????? Ewwwwwwwwww..."

[Sacajaweau]

I believe you’re allowed 12 pieces of rat in a can of tuna fish.

[Dutch Boy]

I would eat a country rat but not a city rat. City rats eat garbage and you have no idea what they have in them. A country rat that eats like any other game would be okay.

[Eagles6]

Isn't the plural of mongoose mongeese?

Is the plural of moose meese?

[yldstrk]

i am guessing the employee’s point was that the “eatery” is rat infested and the owner’s don’t give a flying crap.

[bgill]

The stupid teen should be charged for something even if it is animal cruelty. He should also be made to pay for the clean up.

[CapnJack]

Queue B & B ...

[Ezekiel]

Teddy's Bigger Burgers

And now you know the rest of the story..

[4yearlurker]

Alright! A new item for my Chow Crown game!

[LeoWindhorse]

You are right . IF you speak haole .

I use the local term mongooses ;^)

[LeoWindhorse]

Right , in Thailand they eat rice field rats , no problem

[Robert DeLong]

Actual video at Fox News

Note: It's a mouse though, not a rat.

[Robert DeLong]

It has no etymological connection with the word goose. Historically, it has also been spelled "mungoose". The plural form is "mongooses", or, rarely, "mongeese". 8>)

I used to be a mangoose, women only, but I had to give it up. 8>)

[Songcraft]

Then there's their deluxe, el grande, gluten-free, family-sized "Teddy's Deadies" meal...