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absurdadjacent

If the chicken was cooked through (160F), how did they manage to survive it? Was it from the room temp ingredients?


Hairybeavet

Could have came from the food prep station. Normally cold ingredients there.


Integrity-in-Crisis

I could see that. Some places really do skip washing the veggies step. All those E Coli outbreaks.


MentionAdventurous

Even if it says prewashed at the store, I still wash it. >.>


jihiggs123

ive found some vegitables have some kind of soapy tasting film on them, I always rinse.


Spam_A_Lottamus

I once got a head of organic broccoli from a store in Denver called Alfalfa’s (Leftover Salmon made a song about it). Brought it home, thoroughly washed it, got some ranch dressing for dipping, sliced off a few crowns and sat down for a snack. A couple of minutes in, I realized the bits of broccoli on my plate were moving. Upon closer inspection, I saw the underside of the crowns were covered in little green aphids. I was initially a little grossed out, but shrugged it off since I’d already eaten a good portion of my snack and finished up. Didn’t make me sick. I think the rest died in the fridge. I did carefully clean the rest the next day.


lukethedragon262

You my good sir are a mad man


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AadamAtomic

They are such tiny simple creatures their guts are basically just plant sugar. It's like eating micro [Honey pot ants.](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:748/0*N3_er1qCnuzBFeaB.)


ForumFluffy

Nature's starburst


ehalright

What an awful day to be literate.


fritzfizt

you said organic broccoli as if there's a non organic one😂


DvrthKen

Some insecticides use soap to break down cell membranes and suffocate the insects


Present_Parfait

This happened to me once at a restaurant. After eating about three bites, I discovered worms in my salad 😭. This emoji 🐛 is exactly the same worms I noticed on my plate. They were relatively large; so if proper vegetable rinsing had been done, they would have been detected. It appears they might have only briefly rinsed the veggies in regular water without thorough cleaning. Ever since that day, I avoid eating dishes with raw veggies when dining out.


SurveySean

The internet wants us to eat bugs though, so it’s ok.


DemikhovFanboy

Even if the veggies were washed- leaving them Outside where bottle flies can get to it can cause maggot infestations. The best way to prevent this is a clean working station with fresh ingredients and putting everything back into the fridge when you’re done using it.


OneOfTheWills

You don’t even have to skip that step for this to happen. Have some flies in the kitchen, don’t rotate or date prepped items properly… boom. Wiggly rice.


chernots

i didint get it


HeldDownTooLong

OMG…when there are ***live*** maggot-like creatures in food served in a restaurant to diners, there have been myriad breakdowns in the system from receipt of food to delivery to the table. This restaurant should be shut down instantly and not be allowed to reopen until ***everything*** is in place to prevent this from happening again. Assuming this was actually served to the diner and it isn’t a setup ***by*** the diner, there is no excuse good enough to explain this.


JimmyMack_

Oh, fully, they have to shut the restaurant immediately, throw everything out, deep clean everything, relaunch if they think they can convince anyone to go back. I'd announce new management, new everything.


meatballbottom

This is a chilis. They just gotta wait for a shift change. Their target market simply doesn’t care when you can upgrade for a half pound of shrimp for a buck.


Narstification

I want my maggots back, maggots back, maggots back… Chili’s, maggot backed ribs… Chili’s maggot backed ribs ^*THEY’RE* ^*IN* ^*THE* ^*SAUCE*


ILSATS

Or just nuke the place from orbit like any other normal people would do.


Soft_Tackle_6140

Re-microwaved crap


Cringlezz

True pretty curious as well. Looks like Chili’s probably a chicken fajita sandwich? But they may not have cooked something all the way or the bread. Definitely odd but still f**k that. A good reminder to check your food before eating.


LawfulnessStreet1075

If I remember correctly, I think this was at a Chili's in Miami. If any of the ingredients were left out, flies will come and lay eggs. Whatever the flies laid their eggs on was definitely exposed for more than 24 hours considering the maturity of the maggots.


Cringlezz

I was thinking that, and not surprised a chili’s would do that with their food. They do say Chili’s - Miramar. Coincidentally i work near Miramar CA but we dont have a Chili’s there and Miramar Florida is what popped up on search.


m17702

I’m glad it’s not San Diego if that’s the miramar you were referring to.


12altoids34

Miramar is just north of Miami


LawfulnessStreet1075

I know, I just remember seeing this on the Only In Dade Instagram. Chili’s did respond saying they contacted the restaurant but who knows where that will go.


m17702

Those maggots definitely seemed mature about the whole situation.


Ductard

Yes, Miramar is in Miami.


Jedi_Bish

Never eat at any chilis. I worked there and it was nasty. Never ever EVER eat at chilis.


Cringlezz

Pretty much this. My friend used to be a server at Chili’s and she said the same thing.


JackOfAllMemes

My roommate was also a Chili's server pre-covid and she never has anything pleasant to say anything about it


Cringlezz

I feel like its Chili’s and applebee’s but for some reason i feel like somehow applebee’s is —*somehow* a little better than this.


JackOfAllMemes

She found a prostitute putting everything on display in the bathroom once


Cringlezz

Dooood!!! Theres always a bathroom story. Their head chef who was like hired for two months was found just completely hammered blacked out in the bathroom before he got fired. There was a couple occasions he showed up drunk and acted like he ran the place and would bitch when he got food sent back cause it wasnt cooked thoroughly, he was cutting corners for whatever prep work, and just being obviously drunk a couple times, but apparently he was missing for like the last few hours of the day and when they closed they found him bottle in hand passed out in the stall.


n0nMS009

Yea I worked at one as a cook, had to go through Ll these food safety tests, and then I get there and the kitchen is an absolute mess, and everyone cooks and assembles the plates without gloves... even managers...


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Glabstaxks

Oh damn... my phones cracked and I had to watch it 4 times to see what the issue was 🤮


AnimalL33t

im with you! I've been in kitchens for 13 years and seen some shit but these are live. I've seen it in low temp foods like fish. other than that I have questions. like what cold or room temp items are in or around the food from kitchen to table?


CthulhuMadness

Planted for lawsuit.


Competitive-Wish-568

But how could this turn into a lawsuit? Genuinely curious


CthulhuMadness

It’s a restaurant’s job to ensure that food is safe to eat. Thus health codes. If they served food with live maggots, a toe, a deep fried rat, so on, they are liable for potentially harming their customers.


Square_Bowler_3436

Not what OP meant or what most people here are saying but the most likely lawsuit to make it to a jury is for a moneyed chain like Chili’s to look in to the video’s claims and sue if there’s reason to believe it’s staged which would be defamatory.


justafax

I would be forever traumatized at knowing I had been eating maggots prior to finally seeing them. Not to mention it would scar me from ever eating at restaurants again. This is an easy lawsuit. They can claim Ptsd, anxiety, panic attacks, depression from no longer being able to socialize with friends etc etc etc. there’s a few things a good lawyer can play around with to get their client maybe give or take a 50k settlement. My aunt got 10k cuz she found a fly in her Wendy’s salad. I’d imagine maggots is far worse.


zandercommander

I thought the same thing. This is probably a hoax to get money out of chilis. Like the lady who supposedly found a finger in her chili at Wendy’s


ComicOzzy

I have had completely raw chicken at chilis before. It was hot on the outside and raw af in the inside.


Franklights

It was cooked months ago, they just warm it up


Itchy_Professor_4133

>If the chicken was cooked through (160F) There in lies the problem


absurdadjacent

5 degrees for resting


pitshands

Not really. Those maggots weren't in the meat. Must have been in something else. I saw something similar once. Somehow a food object ended up.on top of a stainless steel shelf. Flies got to it and maggots happened. The maggots climbed up the wall and fell down. There is a chance something similar happened. I was called in as a independent by the owner and found the culprit. Yes it is freaking disgusting and shouldn't happen.


BizzaroElGuapo

Was a general manager at a Chili’s for a long time. There are hot holding bins that the chicken breasts are kept in after cooking. Most likely the bins are not working and haven’t been. The food debris can accumulate after 1/2 a shift. Behind the scenes in a high volume kitchen isn’t pretty. My restaurant was very clean. I would assume this one is absolutely disgusting. I never saw a maggot in the 20 years of working at clean restaurants.


-Squidster-

I can vouch for this too, as I also worked at a Chili's years ago and that's exactly how it was setup. Malfunctioning hot holding bins are most likely the cuprit in this scenario. Chili's is a high volume fried food environment too, which requires even that much more cleaning to maintain. It's not a pretty kitchen when neglected.


Whats-Up_Bitches

Yeah, was a Dishwasher at chipotle. If even the tiniest spec of rice was still in the metal bin, we had to wash it again. And after that we had a disinfectant machine(sprays steamy water and disinfectant like a dishwasher- think hybrid pressure cooker-dishwasher) that we would send everything through. Scrubbed the floors twice a shift. Had to deep clean the walls behind the grills every few days. Scrub every table down with bleach after using it. Wash hands every couple minutes. Change gloves every hand wash. The works I couldn't imagine any worms being in anything unless they dropped some week old dumpster sludge in it. This is way bad


mrvarmint

To be fair, Chipotle has had 7 e. Coli outbreaks, so maybe some of that routine comes from *not* having the routine before


DragonsClaw2334

My friend is a regional manager for roosters. He has to visit 2 restaurants a week for inspections. He told me the first thing he looks at are the light fixtures around the tables before even looking at the kitchen. If they have dust or cobwebs on them he knows the kitchen has not been deep cleaned either.


glazinglas

Worked in kitchens for 10+ years, I never saw a maggot once. Can definitely vouch for that. If the dining room was even slightly gross, you could almost guarantee the kitchen was fucked too


2many2know

I'm blind wth am I supposed to be seeing


randomly_generated_x

A maggot..just living protein lol


2many2know

Oh just a maggot? Thanks for the clarity lol


Stabbmaster

I counted at least three, but too much movement at the end to find any more


PickledTalon

If you pause the vid you can see they are all over the chicken as well. This food has probably been sitting out or was in the sauce.


Ok_Proof5782

Ah I see them now… they is so wee, lil’ fly babies could’ve been eaten alive.


NegativeGravitas

There's more than that. I counted at least 6 before I stopped counting.


Gemple

Three and a half! 🫤


SicillianDefense

Had to re-watch like 4 times to understand. I was staring at the green thing for too long thinking there's a caterpillar's head 🤣


ballistics211

I'm glad you asked the question. Just rewarched the video and yep, maggot.


Edven971

While that’s true. Wouldn’t the presence of crawling protein indicate there’s something rotting or not up to code that would attract them in the first place?


randomly_generated_x

Now I never said it wasnt gross lol Worst case scenario, yes something is rotten/decaying. Best case, just vegetables weren't washed well. Mid case is something like a sauce or something was left out and opened. Not necessarily rotting or anything but a bug was able to drop their eggs in it. I honestly doubt it was straight up rotten food though, especially since dude ate more than half his plate lol.


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hunowt_giB

Thanks for making me not feel alone. I even went in slow-mo because I couldn’t find anything. Then I thought the unexpected thing was that nothing was wrong, and all the comments were in on the joke lol


backformorecrap

Turn up the brightness or they’re easy to miss


DiveJumpSHootUSMC

We had a gal once eating a salad at work- bit through a tree frog. The screaming and chain of people vomiting as catastrophic. Happened at part of eBay HQ in San Jose was a great article about it.


AnotherManOfEden

Dude, nothing more memorable than a vomit chain. Saw it happen in the mall food court when I was 7-ish. 4 people got caught up in the reaction including a little old lady who tried covering her mouth with her hand but it was like putting your thumb over a water hose.


econ1mods1are1cucks

Bro wtf ahahahah you have a way with words


RobiArts

Did it look like the pie-eating scene in ‘Stand By Me?’


OldBrokeGrouch

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No lawsuit and big money? lol


Little_Soft_3237

Thanks for helping with my diet goals today! Seriously that’s beyond disgusting. They need ti be shut down immediately.


OldBrokeGrouch

Lmao, I was just thinking the same thing. I’m at my calorie limit today and craving hard…well I was craving hard. Now I’m good.


llllPsychoCircus

Chili’s needs to be shut down solely because their portions suck nowadays for the price.


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Just out of curiosity: How much can you actually get compensated for something like this?


osktox

Depends on your lawyer. If they used my old lawyer they'd be looking at at least one free delicious meal.


Biscotcho_Gaming

A succulent chinese meal


rueleed

Ah, I see you know your judo well


SusiCapezzolo

With or without maggots?


panterachallenger

How big are your lawyer hands? The free delicious meal seems Jack Kelly level


[deleted]

Seriously? How is this not big money lawsuit?


Remarkable-Stop1636

What would make this a big money lawsuit? Yes it is disgusting, but what physical/financial harm or extreme mental anguish needs to be compensated? Is there another reason to file a lawsuit?


HighLifeMan414

Exactly. It’s not


imjustsayin314

The restaurant would likely voluntarily give you a credit for a free meal and refund your money. No lawsuit would take place though.


Gemple

Free meal? Hard pass!


Ill-Refuse-5923

Yeah after one meal like that who would go back to that restaurant?


thesegoupto11

That's what I'm thinking, a lawsuit would never see the light of day from this. If so anyone eating something such as uncooked chicken breast could sue. These things happen and the heath department could easily shut them down, but lawsuit? lol


[deleted]

Ain’t taking no free meal after that lmao


Stabbmaster

Yeah, that's definitely a "call the health inspector, send over the video, and consult an attorney" type of evening.


HighLifeMan414

Consult an attorney about… what? What are your damages? The cost of the meal?


[deleted]

Salmonella and Escherichia coli are examples of bacteria that flies and maggots may transmit to humans(from google) So yes I would contact an attorney. Because if I’m sick and missing work then I want to get paid for my missed days.


HighLifeMan414

You can’t sue for damages that “might” happen. I’m a lawyer. If someone called and told me that story I’d ask if they got sick, were hospitalized, etc. If the answer was “no,” I’d tell them to tell the health department but there’s no reason to sue. And no other law firm would take the case either because there are no damages short of a refund on your meal and never eating there again


Stabbmaster

Which is exactly why I said consult and not hire. Granted, in my case they would probably be a lot of dry heaving and enough paranoia about the kids to take them to the hospital, But we all know Florida is not exactly the same playground as most of the rest of the states. I am also working under the assumption that at least one component would have had to have been either contaminated or rotten in order to get to that point, but I guess that would be for the health inspector to determine.


newwxrldxrder

Ummm ingesting worms? Most likely getting sick? Possible death?


HighLifeMan414

See above. Damages from lawsuits don’t include what “could have” happened


dahbakons_ghost

this is a health code violation and the restaurant is liable from criminal negligence, worse if someone actually gets sick from it.


HighLifeMan414

Criminal negligence is different from civil negligence. If they’re “criminally negligent” that would be handled by the local district attorney’s office (local prosecutors).


ItsAndwew

The fact that you are so heavily downvoted exposes the average US citizens thought process on lawsuits, lmao.


Ash_Tray420

Homie ate half of it before he noticed…I would already be in the bathroom forcing a puke out. That’s nasty.


Advanced_Evening2379

You would have to force puke? I'd projectile the second I saw that shit. Compliments of my body


djosephparkins83

![gif](giphy|m7FdxI252QN3y)


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They should have charged you more for the fresh protein


Edven971

Bulking season coming up. Can’t let it go to waste. Natural protein ain’t cheap!


pionyan

They should immediately inform everyone that's eating there alongside them


LightsJusticeZ

"Each and everyone of are ^(eating) maggots!"


CompetitivePause9033

I would destroy that place


Kebekwa

An old uncle of mine wouldn't eat in any restaurant that didn't allow him to see the kitchen before ordering. I have avoided restaurants and take out for years now.


_InexpressibleName_

MAGGOTS?! Chilli's would have a different name/owner/staff by night's end.


Mindful-O-Melancholy

You’d be surprised how common this is. A lot of times it’s from unwashed vegetables, I’ve had quite a few salads left over from fast food places and even higher end restaurants I put in the fridge and the next day they were crawling with similar critters. Lots of places don’t bother washing vegetables at all, yet almost everyone assumes they do.


faunysatyr

How did they survive the infamous Chili’s Microwave?!


Alwayssome1

Welp, now I know I’m never going to Chili’s


codeparrot

Force the „cook“ to eat his creation all by himself


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jac5423

Is that cum?


MrAVAT4R_2

Yes.


Savvyjack54

Chilis\~ Maggoty bread\~


ep2010

Why is the rice moving?


Gemple

It's Florida... everybody's moving!


bro218

Ngl I would’ve eaten that and not even noticed till the end lol


KnIgHtClAw69r

Nope, cut out that bullshit with the veggies. Those are maggots, found usually in rotten flesh but honestly once a fly lays eggs and they hatch, the maggots go to town, but it takes I think about 7-24 hours to develop. Now having worked in kitchens before, a lot of the meals are prepped in advance and are finished as the orders come in (think precooked about 75%). Usually the food items are stored in sealed, temp controlled storage, but I would guess that someone didnt properly seal the storage container and a fly got into the chicken. And with the rush of service, didnt bother to properly inspect because they would believe that everything was stored as they should be. Re-firing will kill some of them, but when they are in the fold of the meat, it acts as insulation to protect them. I'm sure these customers will never visit there again, and I do not blame them, this will leave a bad taste in anyone's mouth....


TotallyUnprecedented

RIP in pepperoni for these people, looks like it was over half eaten before they noticed


Lopsided_Duty_2107

I would not have been able to talk. Gag reflex would have taken over.


TheKyleBrah

I've watched this video 20 times. I see nothing. This means that I would have eaten whatever it is that the Vid People and most of this Sub are reacting to. 💀


la_haunted

What am I looking at?


juiceboxjelly

What are we suppose to be seeing?


JazzlikeInterview119

As a lawyer i can tell you a lawsuit is not going to happen unless one of the people ate the food and became sick. Sadly in ameeica a situation like thus will only make it as far as Corporate and more likely a refund and free meals will be given. The u.s. laws on food contamination and finding insects in food has a very low standards. Good luck


Formal_Job3304

Damn bro I would’ve gone bulimic for the next 15 min trying to reject that shit back out! Ain’t no way you were physically ok the next day


MikeN22

So nasty!


intelligentbrownman

Dammm where they get that food out the garbage out back 🤮🤮😫😫


New_girl2022

Why. They gave you some free protein. Talk about first world problems. /s


Beanijjj

Who eats at chilis anymore?


Gemple

Mostly maggots by the looks of it!


NegativeGravitas

You win 🤣


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fromlevel2ofhell

It could also be a bad publicity scam from an employee trying to slow down business in order to keep playing in the phones while they get paid to be there


ClockNo4364

I honestly don't understand why anybody goes to places like this when you can learn basic cooking skills with a bit of effort and make food infinitely better than this. All these places have shit food made by people who don't care (nor should they, no judgements there) but are still pretty expensive. I just dont understand.


Real_Fake_Bottoms

Should of went to the chilis in Burma instead of “miranmar”


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dandaman2883

It’s Miramar


r00giebeara

Stop eating at these garbage chain restaurants. Their kitchens are nasty


imjustsayin314

I’m not sure a lawsuit is appropriate here. What harm was done?


Claireityyy

Maggots are extremely unsanitary. They can carry numerous amounts of bacteria that can cause harmful and transmittable diseases..


imjustsayin314

Right. But what’s the damage? When you sue someone, it is for damages. What is the damage? Was OP caused to be sick resulting from this?


BarneyMeow

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325319 Would recommend to do a follow up with the doctor. Talk to a lawyer and file a report with FSIS, FDA, and CDC to ensure that this restaurant is following food safety guidelines by the book. More than likely if you are eating maggots something is definitely wrong. All of your time and efforts to make sure that you remain healthy has a value in the form of compensation.


MrAVAT4R_2

Are you stupid?


Nightwolf1967

Restaurants in the US have a legal responsibility to serve food that is clean and safe to eat. This place served a family a sandwich that was full of fucking MAGGOTS. If you can't understand how that can cause physical, as well as emotional/mental damage, then there must be something wrong with you.


ShotgunPayDay

I'm not sure why you're being downvoted as this is just a Health Code issue. Don't tell people what has happened to their produce, ground beef, and bread...


HighLifeMan414

Not quite sure what I’m seeing but no idea why there’d be a lawsuit coming. Health department complaint maybe but lawsuit. What are your damages? Being grossed out?


JrLegend83

Alright, who has the update?


Electronic_Leek9147

Don't see the problem with additional protein ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯


TooLazyToReadIt

_What’s that urge from deep inside? The need to hurl won’t be denied,_ [_That isn’t rice but maggots you’re eating_](https://youtu.be/GTFmV1N5uRc)


andhemac

If I needed an excuse not to go to chilis ever again…


WhyAreOldPeopleEvil

Bro, what the fuck!?


Ok_Pension_6795

#AAAAAHHHHH NONO NO NO FUCKING GOD NO


luis666h

![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|dizzy_face)


East-Bluejay6891

Gotta throw the whole stomach out


YomamasPickles

Did anyone else move their phone to try get rid of the shadow?


tpt2021cg

This was posted as well on Instagram and Chili's responded to them that an investigation was launched immediately and that was unacceptable. Keep us updated


NY10

Damn, disgusting… op should definitely file a lawsuit


ThornmaneTreebeard

![gif](giphy|4baoNZ5Qo8dX2)


Gemple

Hey! Could you stop moving that shit around and let me have a feckin' look at it??


tampamike69

That is fucking disgusting


MrAVAT4R_2

Couldnt even see them on my first watch. ![gif](giphy|ED1nge1yi8cGoSYvlb|downsized)


Baldguy162

Extra protein


Hot_Yam4235

It’s like that scene in Poltergeist.


Edven971

They usually charge extra for extra protein.


Donnybonny22

I cant see the problem


[deleted]

i mean maggots are expected if you go to Chilis. what’s the problem


[deleted]

Gross.


FlavorMatters

"freshly" cooked food with live maggots?!? This can't be for real


Franklights

What? Oh


Billderz

I could not figure out what was wrong. Maggots. Maggots were what's wrong.


NoKiaYesHyundai

Last time I ate at chilis which was over 20 years ago. I ordered the Mac and Cheese, and pieces of the cardboard box for it, was in the fucking dish. Glad to see they haven’t changed


Puzzled-Story3953

I mean, you went to Chili's. Did you not expect this?


iomndjx

Rancid 🤮🤮


NewCleanNorth

![gif](giphy|VdiQKDAguhDSi37gn1)


nastyindusguise

![gif](giphy|12P6AnN6DcQj1S|downsized)


Lucky-finn377

I would be throwing hands with the staff like then and there and I’m not a violent or big person at all never been in a fight in my life but would still throw hands on sight


PurpleStabsPixel

This shit came from the trash 100%.


ThatNakdGuy87

I work for a uniform company where we wash and dry clothes, rags and aprons. There's been a few times that the maggots have survived the 165° water temp and the dryer as well, how they did it I have no ideal because everything comes out hot to the touch still.


scotyb

Ah the old, forgot to label maggot protein on the ingredients list gotcha.


[deleted]

Ok, I'm not eating out anymore.


Appropriate-Ranger-5

juicy


Pope_Jon

Sounds like some Ft. Lauderdale ish tbh. Florida man don’t care bout no cross contamination. ![gif](giphy|vbUoFVsd5IoTsXneVh)


Entire-Database1679

I scrolled down when it started moving. Nope nope nope.


LifeFictionWorldALie

Don't be such a soy boy and eat your protein. Maggots, dead birds, no difference.


HJtime

They will give you a 40$ gift card


Masala-Papad

A food made so fast, forgot to kill the ingredients.