That's great to know.
Truckers are Creepy
Once in a while a truck driver would stop in for a bite to eat. Many would come in late at night and get something to eat and then go back to their truck with there food. Many were overly-friendly and insisted on making conversation about anything. While we were making their food they would continue to make more annoying conversation. They would always eye up the jailbait that I would work with. One night one of our married employees had to call her husband because a trucker made a pass at her and would not leave her alone.
Attack of the
Cricket
One day I was working the lunch rush as the steamer. The person working the steamer position would prep the shell or taco then add the meat, beans, or chicken. Then the steamer would tell the prep person what toppings was to go on the taco. During this lunch rush we had a order for two soft shell tacos with black olives added. I told the prep person "two soft shells with black olives added". The prep person prepped the taco normally, added the olives, then looked away. Then something moving caught my eye, there was a black cricket in the taco amongst the black olives! The prepper then noticed this as well. She proceeded to grab the taco and threw in the garbage while laughing hysterically at me. We just looked at each other and continued to prep the orders, not a word was said to anyone about this. There were probably 5 other people in the kitchen at that time, so we stayed quiet in order to avoid a panic among everyone.
Yes....Band Aids do Occasionally fall into a Burrito
That is all you need to know.
Its Fun When a Police Chase Ends in your Restaurant
One late afternoon this car skids into the parking lot going very fast. A guy then proceeds to enter the restaurant and immediately heads to the rest room. After five minutes or so, he walks back out calmly and sits in the corner booth. Then we notice a police car parked in the parking lot facing the building with the cop looking directly in. A second police cruiser then shows up and circles the building twice. All this time, this guy is paranoid looking around and acting all shifty. Finally he leaves and the police immediately pull this guy over. Unfortunate for us, we were unable to see if the police arrested him or not.
Bartering......Its Awesome!
One of our shift managers knew a shift manager at the local Domino's Pizza. So naturally when things got slow late at night a barter would sometimes take place. Domino's would deliver 2 pizzas, some wings, cheese bread, and dessert sticks to our back door. In exchange we gave them 2 Six-Packs and Pound, 2 Super Nachos, some Churros. Nothing tastes batter than pizza after working at a taco place for three months straight. I'm sure the workers at Domino's were thinking about the same thing about tacos.
One night we had all of the Domino's items in the back office area. Workers would take a quick break to eat a slice of pizza or a dessert stick. I was back there enjoying myself when someone from the front line yells "Natalie's HERE!". Natalie was the owner of the store. A coworker and myself grab all the Domino's stuff and quickly throw it in the walk in freezer. We hoped that she would not come to the back. She did, and nothing became of it, as she didn't check out the freezer.
Grease is Everywhere
The staple to preparing fast food is grease. Nothing preps food as fast and taste as good. At Taco John's grease was used to fry the hard shell tacos, nachos, and potato oles. Even though there was a large stainless steel hood above the grease fryers, it still got everywhere. Black shoes were a required part of the uniform. Most people aren't aware of this, but grease makes the sole of your shoes bend in a un-natural position. Your toes will bend upwards, like someone is pulling on them with a string. After a shift you stink to high heaven because grease gets on you everywhere.
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