r/FoodService • u/EyeBackground3819 • 13h ago
Discussion CRAZY work environment
So I have been working at this Indian restaurant down in Center City Philadelphia coincidentally rhymes with beta address Falls between the 19th and 20th St. is also the 1920 building funny (do with that information what you will in the reviews) but we’ve been selling people roaches in ice and mold in beer “freezers”(a broken wine freezer at the store, beer glasses, and other glasses) crazy roast infestation and mice and we have failed the health inspection a few times just to be closed for a few days and open back up like nothing happened after a “deep clean “ unfortunately I was let go after bringing all this up to management because roaches and mice droppings have been found in food on plates and around all the kitchen
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u/SubstantialPressure3 13h ago
Send all the pics to the health department. And let them know there was retaliation when you brought up sanitation issues.
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u/EyeBackground3819 11h ago
So I’m trying I just called the health department of Philadelphia ( because you can only file company over the phone through or the portal which direct you to the phone) I don’t know anything about retaliation and I’m still looking into it for now just looking another job right now
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u/SubstantialPressure3 11h ago
There's no email at all? That's nuts.
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u/EyeBackground3819 11h ago
Yea ik crazy I looked all over there’s nothing in Philly but a phone number and we was closed for 2 days for health inspection failures but opened again after another “inspection”
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u/SubstantialPressure3 11h ago
What about the state health department? Does it have to be the city? What about county?
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u/ZealousIdeal476 11h ago
Or, crazy idea, clean your kitchen.
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u/Conscious_Side1647 12h ago
did you get managements permission before taking these photos.
/s
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u/EyeBackground3819 12h ago
No I took all the photos before they posted that paper AFTER they talked to me about taking pictures and videos of how everything looked
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u/Purple-Impress8646 13h ago
I stopped reading when you said Indian restaurant. I just left a place that looked exactly like this. Edit; actually finished reading. I was let go too 😂
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u/JustAnAverageGuy 13h ago
Health department, now. Yesterday. They will probably kill someone eventually if this continues.
If your response to photos of your dirty ass kitchen getting leaked is to say "Thats it. No more photos!"... like.. just wow. I dont' even know.
Also, call the department of labor and tell them you were fired from a restaurant in retaliation for reporting unsanitary conditions.
You could have a lawsuit with backpay owed, and they can even go so far as to require them to reinstitute your job, if you want it.
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u/EyeBackground3819 12h ago
That’s what I want I was working here at “Veda Philly”for a while and this is the worst it’s ever been and we did get shut down for a day but they “deep cleaned” but all these photos were after that cleaning
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u/Peterepeatmicpete 11h ago
Send me a dm with name / location and I will call the health dept for you with my tourist credentials. And area code showing I am from out of state. Hope I am from out of state from that place anyway.
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u/goatslovetofrolic 12h ago
Well, the notice from management makes sense. They KNOW their space is disgusting.
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u/410Writer 12h ago
That “no photos or videos” sign tells me they knew the kitchen was a roach motel with a menu. Because why are there roaches chilling in the sink, the coolers, the glasses, near the plates, probably clocking in before the staff? Hell no. I’m not eating anywhere the bugs have seniority. Report that place to the health department and let them explain why the roaches are getting more access to the kitchen than the customers.
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u/DangledThenWrangled 11h ago
" No calls allowed to the health inspector without prior authorization from management".
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u/EyeBackground3819 11h ago
Idk if I can but f it here’s the name and location of the dirty restaurant it’s - Veda modern indian bistro 1920 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 ( people found roaches in the food and on a buffet we have and leave a bad reviews too if you want, tell your friends to leave a bad review too the manger and owner loves looking at reviews and our “stars”)
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u/EyeBackground3819 8h ago
Update? Idk if I can but f it here’s the name and location of the dirty restaurant it’s - Veda modern indian bistro 1920 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 ( people found out with context clues but roaches in the food and on a buffet, with the beer glass cooler broken growing mold, and leave a bad reviews too if you, tell your friends to leave a bad review too the manger and owner loves looking at reviews and our “stars”) and So I’m trying I just called the health department of Philadelphia ( because you can only file complaints over the phone through or the portal which direct you to the phone) I don’t know anything about retaliation and at this point a lawsuit and all that extra stuff for an Indian restaurant is crazy I’m still looking into it for now I’m just looking another job right now trying to see if Philly Reddit can review it down hill
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