The Golden Corral restaurant chain is getting pummeled over photos that were posted to Reddit showing the kitchen overflowing with unwashed dishes and garbage. The Reddit post has spark more than 2,000 comments already, with another 500 or so accumulating on the chain’s Facebook page.
The manager of the restaurant in Port Orange, FL called the incident “a result of the Associate Manager making a bad decision to improperly store food when the corporate inspector made a routine, unannounced visit to the restaurant. I apologize that a member of my management team made this bad decision.”
Judging by the comments on both Facebook and Reddit, apology not accepted.
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Looks like Reddit caused another huge controversy fora restaurant. This article says that the restaurant was cleared this time, but I am not sure if I believe it or not, lol. I guess the pictures of the kitchen and whatnot could be very difficult to identify as being Mimi’s/. Here is the link if you want it: https://watsonnowlin.com/mimis-cafe-columbia-maryland-pictures/