Marshalltown Maid-Rite Owner Protests State Ruling

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CyGal

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I understand they've been cooking that way for x number of years - but we also used to use lead based paint and insulation containing asbestos.
 
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cyeah

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Come on, the state says do something we must comply so what if you have been in business for decades with no complaints. The state is always right.

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Um, why is anyone arguing that a restaurant should be able to store cooked meat in the same pan that it cooks raw meat?

isn't it common sense food safety that you shouldn't do that?
 

dmclone

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I understand they've been cooking that way for x number of years - but we also used to use lead based paint and insulation containing asbestos.


That's fine as long as you can point to someone that's gotten sick from doing this in the last 80 years.
 

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That's fine as long as you can point to someone that's gotten sick from doing this in the last 80 years.

seriously? we have to wait until someone gets food poisoning, AND its traced to this specific store, before we can apply food safety laws to a restaraunt? :skeptical:
 

Tornado man

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Um, why is anyone arguing that a restaurant should be able to store cooked meat in the same pan that it cooks raw meat?

isn't it common sense food safety that you shouldn't do that?

Exactly. No reason they can't put the cooked meat into holding containers, like other restaurants have to do.
But, instead the owner has to whine about it...
 

dmclone

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Panzy's. I hope they start coming to tailgates and telling people how much beer they can drink and how hot their grills have to be.

If you don't like the way they've cooked for the last 80 years then don't eat their food. It's not like it's a big surprise to anyone, they do it right in front of you.
 

Knownothing

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80 years of doing and he is wrong. In the states eyes. I would fight it as well. So sick of the government.
 
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dmclone

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I bet the CEO of Maid Rite is behind this whole thing. The food safety police have been around for a long time and they are just bring it up now? If I remember correctly the CEO was trying to strong-arm these restaurants a few years ago as well. I'm never eating at one of the corporate Maid Rites again.
 

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Panzy's. I hope they start coming to tailgates and telling people how much beer they can drink and how hot their grills have to be.

If you don't like the way they've cooked for the last 80 years then don't eat their food. It's not like it's a big surprise to anyone, they do it right in front of you.

Who is "Panzy"?

And food safety laws don't apply to tailgates, you can give yourself food poisoning all you want, but if you are running a business you have to follow the regulations for that business, pure and simple.

Unless you are arguing against any food safety regulation of restaurants, in which case, um... good luck with that.
 

1100011CS

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I bet the CEO of Maid Rite is behind this whole thing. The food safety police have been around for a long time and they are just bring it up now? If I remember correctly the CEO was trying to strong-arm these restaurants a few years ago as well. I'm never eating at one of the corporate Maid Rites again.

I've never found one as good as the Marshalltown one. That and Taco Johns are the only good things about Marshalltown. Besides me of course:)
 

Knownothing

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[quoteI've never found one as good as the Marshalltown one. That and Taco Johns are the only good things about Marshalltown. Besides me of course:) ][/quote]

Yeah but you have to be a man in order to eat there since they are poisoining there food.
 

RoseClone

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I have eaten there for over 40 years and see no reason to change.

There are plenty of "illegal" things in Marshalltown that the government could look into.
 

1100011CS

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[quoteI've never found one as good as the Marshalltown one. That and Taco Johns are the only good things about Marshalltown. Besides me of course:) ]

Yeah but you have to be a man in order to eat there since they are poisoining there food.[/QUOTE]

:smile: It's funny because pretty much everyone over 70 eats there daily and if they don't get sick...
 

dmclone

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I'll give the maidrite in the Kaleidoscope 3 months before it closes. No one eats there except during state tournament time.