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Hello Folks, Im new here , and i reall dont piss and moan , but this i have to get off my chest. Im in the restaurant bussiness. i have been for almost 20 yrs . what i saw happening appaulled me. i seen people touching food without gloves, after without washing hands touching , money their faces, mouths , sweating into the food , , coughing , sneezing, picking at food and putting it back on the grill, coughing , smoking , just about everything you should not do in a pro kitchen. not to mention that almost none of the food was protected from the dust . what i saw their would have closed down any restaurant in any city, i would almost bet my eyes that thats why 1/2 of you guys are sick. and for the prices they were getting for food ,($4.00 a slice for pizza, $5.00 for a breakfast sandwich) they should put a little PRIDE into the product. whey were wearing filthy clothes i can go on for hrs about this . it makes me angry because all they want is your $5, as fast as they can get it . they dont care about you or your health , just your $5. im appauled, we went vip . no breakfast served there , next yr i'll be brining my breakfast. . maybe i'll bring a few case's of food service gloves and pass them out to the venders.. thanks for letting me vent ...Peace
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 29, 2007 7:40:11 GMT -5
You're right. Roo should build nice air conditioned restaurants all over Centeroo just like the rest of the world.
edit: I realized after re-reading this it came off as rude. I didn't intend it to, I might've failed in my attempt to state my opinion of there's really not much they can do about it since they are just open vendor stands. and you probably are right, they care more about their money than the customer but I expect that
You're right. Roo should build nice air conditioned restaurants all over Centeroo just like the rest of the world.
there is NO REASON to be careless with selling food , where gloves , dont whipe your sweat off your face and pic up food that is going rt into someones mouth. if you wanna make $30 k in a weekend, come prepared, the only think the dont have out in the field is a hood with a fire surpessent system. there is NO EXCUSE .... come prepared
im sorry if i seem harse.. its just one mistke with food can make ALOT of people sick.. germs pass real quick in the heat , im sorry if i sound like a jerk
Post by oleander124 on Jun 29, 2007 7:51:35 GMT -5
strumntheguitar said:
and you probably are right, they care more about their money than the customer but I expect that
I agree with you on some of that, strumn...especially that one vendor that grossly overcharged my bf for a hotdog!
I did notice poor habits around the food, too. There doesn't have to be air conditioned tents for the food, but they do need to not sneeze on it! I ate one of the worst sandwiches in the world one morning simply because it had been sitting out for hours instead of them making fresh ones. I should have gotten my money back, but it was too hot to worry about it at that point. At least the veggie pizza near my campsite was the best pizza in the world and made up for it!
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 29, 2007 7:52:22 GMT -5
korvette said:
im sorry if i seem harse.. its just one mistke with food can make ALOT of people sick.. germs pass real quick in the heat , im sorry if i sound like a jerk
No worries bud, I served in a restaurant myself for a few years of my life. I realize the vendors were really unsanitary as far as regular health codes go, but personally it didn't stop me from chowing down there.
im sorry if i seem harse.. its just one mistke with food can make ALOT of people sick.. germs pass real quick in the heat , im sorry if i sound like a jerk
No worries bud, I served in a restaurant myself for a few years of my life. I realize the vendors were really unsanitary as far as regular health codes go, but personally it didn't stop me from chowing down there.
i would bet that if dept of agriculture threatend to have a agent there and would be giving out fines they would put more effort to maintaining current codes(and simple ones ,gloves , hairnets,food at temp,covered, ect) whats funny is that the bathrooms in vip were spotless the whole time they were cleaner then most of the food venders. LOL
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 29, 2007 8:12:35 GMT -5
korvette said:
i would bet that if dept of agriculture threatend to have a agent there and would be giving out fines they would put more effort to maintaining current codes(and simple ones ,gloves , hairnets,food at temp,covered, ect) whats funny is that the bathrooms in vip were spotless the whole time they were cleaner then most of the food venders. LOL
As much as I'd hate to see government agencies become even more involved with Roo, a simple mentioning of the unsanitary habits of the vendors by the Dept. of Ag. definitely would get their attention.
Post by roolacksreality on Jun 29, 2007 8:13:22 GMT -5
^Haha, interesting...
You make a great arguement about the sick thing, though. I started coughing on Thursday from the dust, but I think those $1 grilled cheeses only added to it, haha. I never stopped moving, though.....But I guess that's why I'm still coughing right now.
As much as I'd hate to see government agencies become even more involved with Roo, a simple mentioning of the unsanitary habits of the vendors by the Dept. of Ag. definitely would get their attention. [/quote]
bonnaroo can mislead them,when they pay the fee for the vendor permit have them sign a legit looking doc. saying there will be fines issued
and you probably are right, they care more about their money than the customer but I expect that
I agree with you on some of that, strumn...especially that one vendor that grossly overcharged my bf for a hotdog!
I did notice poor habits around the food, too. There doesn't have to be air conditioned tents for the food, but they do need to not sneeze on it! I ate one of the worst sandwiches in the world one morning simply because it had been sitting out for hours instead of them making fresh ones. I should have gotten my money back, but it was too hot to worry about it at that point. At least the veggie pizza near my campsite was the best pizza in the world and made up for it!
I bought a pretzel - ya know - ones of those "soft" pretzels - it wasn;t - like you - I should have gotten my money back - $3.00 - but it was too hot - I was too hungry - and we had already moved away from the vendor - we just sucked it up and split it - water and stale pretzel - kinda felt like I was being punished - LOL
Post by spookymonster on Jun 29, 2007 11:27:51 GMT -5
Bah! If it wasn't for germs, our immune system would just sit around all day, playing cards, and drinking beer.... lazy, good fer nothin' lymphocytes...
the bbq stand at whitch stage has been there every roo and they are good about things just don't eat the pickles they leave out all day but others are nasty but what are you going to do?
Luckily we brought ALOT of food this year, mainly granola & cereal bars, little bags of chips, etc., and were able to carry it in with us. I noticed that the food stands by the Bonnaroo stage were alot better when it came to cleanliness and the freshness of the food.
You are right tho...when the vendors sign up they should be told that there will be sporadic checks or something (whether there is or not)...it just might make them be a little more careful.
Didn't eat much due to the heat and feeling bad, but the Breakfast Bomber at Bearly Edible was the bomb!
Other than that I think we had one falafal pita. The VIP food was not so great for veg ppl, either. I lost about 6 lbs before I got back and another 2-3 after.
I think sometimes you just have to find the right vendors. I go to pretty much the same vendors each year. So far I've found the the Bearly Edible place to be good, the iced coffee from the place right next to the sonic stage is good and the pizza from the place to the left of That Tent (the last vendor to the right of the BonnaRouge tent) has the most amazing pizza!!! They make it with hand-tossed dough and it's the closest thing I've found to NY pizza, not in NY. (I'm originally from NY so I know my pizza! )
There's also a vendor near the Blue Room Cafe. You'll notice them by the huge bowls of food they have out. Last year they were top notch (didn't go this year) everything looked real clean and the food was so colorful, fresh, and delicious.
As for sanitary issues, I haven't seen anything too gross or gotten sick yet, and oddly enough I almost always manage to get sick from fast food places ...
Post by rastaradam on Jun 29, 2007 12:15:13 GMT -5
all the food I had was tasty and prepared to my satisfaction considering the conditions. If a vendor wasn't wearing gloves, I didn't buy...that is up to you, ya know. I saw food sitting in the sun with flys landing all over it; needless to say, I passed on that vendor. If you do work in a "pro" kitchen, you then know what goes on. Do people in the back of the house wear gloves? Not likely unless it's Burger King. Heck if the sensitive types really knew what goes on, they might not go out to eat ever again.
As far as the prices go, I thought they were reasonable. They were in line with prices at any event you go to whether it be sports or concerts. Talk about coming prepared, if you plan to buy food BRING MONEY.
As for the talk of contacting federal agencies and dropping a dime. That's the most anti-Roo statement I've ever read on these boards.
Tell ya what, why don't you bellyachers stay at home where it's clean and safe...that'd be good for everyone.
I didn't notice any of the problems that have been mentioned, but if people are sneezing into the food, that should really be taken care of. We had alot of greek food, all of which was fab, from the guys just inside Centeroo and the stand out by the general store. Pizza from a shack by Shakedown was great as well.
I've heard alot of complaining about the VIP food. This was my first year so I thought it was great. Did the quality slide from years past?
I've heard alot of complaining about the VIP food. This was my first year so I thought it was great. Did the quality slide from years past?
Not complaining about VIP food at all, just wasn't too veg friendly. The meat eaters I was with were fine with their choices, except one who didn't eat pork. Everyone else was pretty happy.
I've heard alot of complaining about the VIP food. This was my first year so I thought it was great. Did the quality slide from years past?
Not complaining about VIP food at all, just wasn't too veg friendly. The meat eaters I was with were fine with their choices, except one who didn't eat pork. Everyone else was pretty happy.
Next year I'll bring b'fast to cook.
Yeah, now that you mention it, I guess your choices were: salad. I like salad, but only salad can get real old real quick.
Post by spookymonster on Jun 29, 2007 12:24:44 GMT -5
VIP food was OK... if you could get your hands on it. The food went fast once it was brought out, usually leaving nothing but the aforementioned creamed corn. After that, all you heard for the next 1/2 hour or so was, "more coming in 10 minutes." Still, as Dottie already said, there was plenty of salad. The desserts usually rocked, too (awesome brownies).
Post by sunshine37922 on Jun 29, 2007 13:13:06 GMT -5
I was really disappointed with the VIP food as well...not alot to choose from and the same meal for lunch and dinner....i did alot of salads as well...well lettuce and dressing
At least the veggie pizza near my campsite was the best pizza in the world and made up for it! 
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