From WPXI:
"PITTSBURGH — A customer at a fast-food restaurant in Pittsburgh’s South Side says a burger he bought for his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son was crawling with ants.
Jairis Davis told Channel 11 News that the burger was purchased at the Burger King on East Carson Street. He said he had gotten food for his girlfriend’s children, and the 4-year-old made the discovery.
“He opened it up and said, ‘Mom I don't want this, there are bugs in it.’ I said, ‘No, there's no bugs in there.’ Then I saw the ants crawling on the bottom bun and I took it right back,” he said.
Davis said the fast-food restaurant refunded his money and offered to make a new order, which he refused."
They took video too, which you can see here:
The affected couple filed a complaint with the Allegheny County Health department, who add that the Southside BK was last inspected in April, with one major violation recorded for some kind of refrigerator problem...
This is pretty obviously a gross prank by a teenaged staff; that said it is a worthy addition to the legend of the Southside burger king. For those who don't know..
Bogus Burger King? Customers say South Side restaurant isn't the real deal
"PITTSBURGH - The sign outside a South Side restaurant says Burger King, but Channel 11 reporter Timyka Artist reports that inside it’s not the real deal.Artist talked to a customer who said the food didn’t taste like Burger King during her recent visit."
“The food was in a brown paper bag. The fries were in a Dixie cup. I said. ‘What is this?’” said Montanya Crosby.
Let's go to the footage:Artist went in the restaurant to get answers from management. Artist and her photographer were asked to leave by a security guard.
The story kicks off with news that the sign had been removed from Burger King's East Carson Street location. Apparently they had workers come out and do that about an hour ago, and people are asking questions. Despite the sign change, employees inside are still wearing Burger King uniforms. What gives?
This is Montanya Crosby, a customer who appears to be telling her story over the phone while also being interviewed by WPXI? That's a great time-saving technique from a natural storyteller. Montanya is the one who got her fries in a dixie cup. So what gives?
Montanya's not the only one asking questions about the flame-broiled burger joint. This all began when "a Pittsburgh social media site called reddit.com" started commenting on this phenomenon about a week ago, says Artist.
"I mean, the cup doesn't say Burger King on it."
Customers have been getting food in plain brown paper bags and generic foil packaging. So what gives? Well Ms Artist dropped by to get some answers from management...
"PLEASE GET THAT OFF MY PROPERTY" OOOOOOOO busted. I don't want to tell WPXI how to do their jobs, but how do you not first buy a bag of burgers from this faux BK?
Get a Latte', A+ joke. But what gives? Eventually an assistant manager claims that they are transitioning into a new business called South Side Burgers. It even says so on the receipt:
Ok, but the drive-thru menu still looks like a Burger King, and the employees are still wearing BK uniforms. Is this misleading to the customer?
"Yeah I didn't know, I actually ordered the Double Whopper. Um, I asked if they had the Italian thing and they didn't, so..."
"They need to make it, make it known that it's not a Burger King."
WPXI's Timyka Artist followed up with the health department, who sent someone over that was told they would be closing their doors tomorrow and changing their name. Artist says that by law, they would actually have to amend their permit to make the change
Artist also put a call in to BK Corporate offices who have yet to call her back but also told her that they are conducting their own internal investigation. This story is from February 2014..
Got to love a good consumer watchdog
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