[jiggyboy]

There’s as much, shall we say, “poor hygiene” among the illegals in the restaurants as in the fields. Remember that these are third-world peasants at all levels.

I was at a burger-and-fries joint in fancy-shmancy Palo some years ago. There was a garbage can beside the grill. Maybe that’s ok in the health code, maybe not. But the cook put it there so he could use the edge as a hanger for his tongs.

[jiggyboy]

Palo Alto

[JRandomFreeper]

You do have to stay on top of the help in the kitchen. I learned to speak kitchen spanish for that very reason.

There's generally no problem with having a trash can beside the grill. There's a big darn problem with him hanging the tongs on it, even though in a normal restaurant, the liner in the trash can will be changed 3 or 4 times a day.

/johnny