@@Ddiddles99some people have different causes for reactions so ingesting it may be one of the only causes of a reaction for you, but we don’t know if someone else can have a different cause like contact of the skin
Appreciate this insight. I have anaphylaxis to dairy, eggs, and nuts. Truthfully I’ve never been able to enjoy restaurants! But I hope one day I find a spot like this!
Most decent places will do that stuff for you if you tell them in advance. It's just much easier to prepare for a special customer than to change everything spontaneously. But with your kind of allergies, I probably wouldn't trust anyone lol
@@XPimKossibleXyeah thats true...but he said he hasnt been able to "enjoy"..... poor guys been stuck in dogshit vegan spots for years...crying on top of his avacado toast...just wishing he could have a poached egg on it aswell.
i have a pretty severe peanut allergy and i can actually have peanut oil. Same with some others. When they process it they drain out the proteins that im allergic to
@@JonathanK-tc5yj I’ve heard this aswell to be fair but friends and family of mine still tend to be careful. 100% understand the science not sure if their cautious is justified but sadly it’s not ‘straight from the horses mouth’ you know.
I’ve never lied about having an allergy to get “special treatment” but I also dgaf if someone does. That behavior is usually from servers and cooks not caring about making orders right (I say this as a chef). If you put massive chunks of onions on my food, I cannot eat it without barfing. It’s a texture thing. I’ve wasted so much time and money on people who can’t understand “no onions” that I don’t blame people just trying to get something they can eat. I don’t lie, I just end up throwing the food away and skipping that meal. Also, not all allergies are obvious. My husband’s aunt is allergic to onions, but not to onion powder. Certain proteins change during processing and thus might be tolerable in one form and might be death in another. Or it might always be death for someone. Allergies are different for everyone. I’m literally allergic to exercise, it breaks me out in hives. Y’all don’t know what issues people have. Basically, people shouldn’t feel the need to lie to trust that they’ll get edible food.
I don't know if I have an allergy, or intolerance; but I tell restaurants I have an allergy because I don't want a rash on my hands and to spend the rest of my day, through the night, into the next day, stuck on a toilet. I ask the server to check with the kitchen as to what items could best be prepared to minimize exposure and cross contamination; and if there's nothing the kitchen thinks they can safely prepare for me, then I'll just have my beverage while the people I'm with eat and I can eat afterwards at home. Many restaurants want the sale, and tell me foods are safe when they aren't, so I get exposed anyway.
I’m allergic to raisins but not grapes because of the toxins a raisin makes while dehydrating 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ also I eat grapes like candy but if I lick a raisin I’m in icu 🤷♂️💯
I honestly don't really trust restaurants anymore and can't enjoy the food there. The amount of times I got sick for days while they assured me there wasn't any dairy in it is insane. A restaurant we informed more than a month beforehand straight up told me there was no dairy in tomato soup with cream in it... The same for dairy free pancakes who turned out to be just made in the same pan as the other regular pancakes. I wish most restaurants would actually take care of it. Not all do.
I have a peanut allergy. This was nice to see, as I often forget to tell people about it because of the anxiety of being singled out. I do keep my EpiPen on hand though.
That last part when you said something about fresh fries i just had this conversation in my head to what that would've looked like "Im allergic to SALT can you change it?" "How tf-"
As someone with severe reflux and trigger foods, I have to say I’m allergic. Otherwise accidents happen and it snowballs into being sicker than a dog. So, pretty much an allergy.
The thing is there are some people who simply will not tell you they have allergies until the last minute. Yesterday when I was at work this guy did not tell me he had allergies until after I brought his food to him. I thought it was common sense to tell servers any allergies you have before you order.
"Don't pretend that you're gonna die just you can get fresh fries." Dude, that implies you serve stale fries, was my first understanding of that sentence.
A decent amount of people have lied about having an allergy for multiple reasons. It's not very uncommon but you shuld always act like it's true even if you're doubtful of the person:]
As someone with an all nut allergy I’m horrified to eat out anywhere out of fear of cross contamination. I appreciate the respect and safety you give to allergens !
Cross contamination to seafood(mollusks and crustaceans) is also not a good combo. ☠️ I hope i can still eat fishes, if not, i'm doomed. Honey or artificial honey also is an allergy of mine. Maybe it is because of my skin allergy with an asthma too that it made worse.
I work at chipotle and we take allergies seriously. We wash our hands and change gloves. Check every pan to make sure it’s not contaminated and if it is we will replace it. And we replace all spoons. We wipe down the line. One person takes them through the line. Even with all of these precautionary measures we can’t ensure a completely allergen safe meal.
Actually five guys uses exclusively peanut oil for frying and they offer complimentary peanuts to guests while they wait for their order. If there was a time for worst example it’s this LOL
I once had a customer tell a waitress that she was allergic to pepper but wanted to order a hamburger. We told the waitress to explain to the customer than we pre-season our burgers so she wouldn't be able to get a burger without pepper in it. The waitress came back in and said the customer said that she'll be fine and wanted to order the burger anyway.
@@eirlys7266 I have an onion intolerance and it's so hard to get people to listen. Yes, I can eat cooked onion, but not if there's more than a spoonful. No, I won't die if I ingest raw onion. Yes, I'll be crying in the bathroom for an hour wishing to just end my misery. - so just tell me beforehand, if there is onion in something...
@@lyaneris Hello fellow allium intolerant person, I feel your pain! I will now transcribe a conversation I once had. I said, "Is there garlic in that? I can't have garlic, it makes me sick." the server says "I'm not sure, let me go check." Server leaves. Then a person at my table says "I can't believe you don't like garlic, it's delicious!" "I never said I don't like it." "Then why don't you eat it?" "Because I have an allium intolerance." "I'm lactose intolerant and I eat ice cream anyway, I can't imagine never eating garlic again!" Do I really need to explain to people how SEVERE the symptoms of an allium intolerance are in the middle of a restaurant? It's not a little bloating and a run to the bathroom. It's agony! If avoiding that pain means never eating delicious delicious garlic, then so be it! I'm an atheist, but I start praying to gods I don't believe exist to 'unalive' me now to stop the pain! I have metal rods in my spine and a ruptured disc, but garlic hurts worse than those! I can't go near the stuff, even the smell starts to make my stomach churn. 🧛🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️😞
@@anastasiasmith2434 I actually don't have problems with garlic in dips, so I don't even know whether allium is the problem 😅 My mom is lactose intolerant and she refuses to use the lactase tablets I bought her. I'd love to just take a pill before eating something and be certain that I won't spend 1.5 hours in pain. At least I've never liked the texture of onions, so it's not a huge loss for me. Took a while to find out what it was, but leaving onions out of my kebab did the trick. Btw, if you strongly suspect to have an intolerance, do not eat the bread roll with fish and onions, even if it's the only thing available and you're only halfway through the museum - trust me, don't 😂 For some reason, McDonald's sometimes adds/gets onions into my wrap - which is actually difficult to detect. I also dislike how some restaurants don't put it onto the menu, so I look like a fool asking for no onions in a Greek restaurant.
@@ginger5668 Actually no! Peanut oil does not trigger peanut allergies, the protein that triggers the allergy is removed in the refinement process Source: I have a deadly peanut allergy and have eaten at 5 guys multiple times. They have good fries.
Peanut oil does not trigger peanut allergies, the protein that triggers the allergy is removed in the refinement process Though I have to be careful of the landlines scattered throughout the store
@@rubycosmo6279 five guys has peanuts everywhere, they have bags of them you can just take, even if the oil itself doesn't cause any problems, there's a ton of potential cross contamination, it's a valid statement.
I started saying I’m allergic to bananas since just the smell makes me puke and I can’t eat something that was in contact with it, but that’s because of several people forgetting to note it down😭
I’m not allergic to gluten, I’ve been tested. However I will poop infinitely, it will not be solid and I’ll be in immense gastrointestinal distress and have so much gas that it’ll literally cause my body to have back to back anxiety attacks. Why? I don’t know. It’s how my body reacts to gluten. So I tell people and restaurants that it’s an allergy, it’s a much easier explanation and honestly it feels pretty close to death. I do have an epi pen, but that’s for my severe fish allergy.
It is also important because the restaurant will need to make sure that the equimpent used to cook the special order with is also cleansed from any possible allergens the customer stated.
Not only does pretending to have an allergy hurt the employees, it also hurts people who actually have allergies because the restaurants might assume they're lying.
Then ask for it fresh, all you're doing is inconveniencing others for something thay could be faster, and making it so people second guess others who have actual allergies.
As a cook for wedding banquets, this hits home. 17 pop-up allergies to onion and cilantro kinda throws you off when you’re trying to plate 130 people’s meal at once.
I'm the manager for five guys, we go through an entire course on allergies and if you tell us at the register you have a peanut allergy we can mark it as such. When we mark it everyone that will be handing the order changes gloves and I'll grab a new bag/napkins from the bag and keep it away from the fry/expo station
Maybe its local to me, but... How did they train for people with allergies to peanuts walking in off the street? A local place keeps boxes of peanuts around the restaurant for the purpose of a free snack.
Some people are allergic to gluten and it's so hard to work around it because almost everything in the kitchen I work in has been touched by crumbs and stuff. Gotta make the specific dish in a separate board and not to use fried foods, even if they're not breaded, because we use the oil to also fry breaded stuff. So it ends up being a different dish altogether
Theres this woman who comes into my restaurant, she let us know that shes allergic to pepper. No prob! But we have to tell her that theres no 100% guarantee we cannot get pepper on her food. She says its fine. Well, apparently one time we sent her to the hospital... This was before I started working there. But she still comes back 😭😭 So whenever I see "pepper allergy" on the screen, I take extra extra precautions. I don't want her to end up in the hospital again, I want her to feel safe enough to come to our restaurant and eat. I hadn't heard of a pepper allergy until I started working there, apparently its rare but severe. Does anyone have any insight on this kind of allergy?
For black pepper, your body thinks the protein piperine is harmful and releases histamines to try to combat it. It's the exact same mechanism as for any other food allergy. Whether or not it's severe depends entirely on the person, you aren't automatically going to have a more severe reaction if your body decides it doesn't like piperine specifically.
@@voorhees1029 nowhere did I say it was frozen. I said “refrigerated” And every “fresh” meat you’ve eaten has been aged to some degree. Beef and pork are chilled at least a few days to firm up the meat and make butchery easier. There’s also dry/wet-aging and the meat is still considered “fresh” If it wasn’t frozen. Side Note: But something can definitely be frozen to lock in the freshness. when it’s no longer fresh, it’s freezer burnt or damaged in some other way by the process. (Fresh fruits, obviously can’t be frozen and still maintain their texture, but most meats can)
@@voorhees1029 a mom and pop is usually family owned and more basic food options. This is leaning toward fine dining, it’s just a small restaurant which generates a sense of exclusivity when you can/can’t get reservations. Also: a mom and pop might have more precooked foods if they weren’t specifically a “from scratch” restaurant.
Being allergic to onion this is very important. I always plan ahead and let the restaurant know ahead of time when possible. Usually ill call ahead and see what dishes are made without onion normally too
Small peeve is when customers say they have an intolerance and then confess that they're fine they just don't like it 😬 it means we have to take all those extra steps and food takes longer when they could have just said.
I used to work in a restaurant and it was always such a hassle when someone with allergies came in. 90% of the time I think people were lying because the allergies would be absolutely absurd. People are just terrible and do not care how much they inconvenience you or the rest of the kitchen.
Do not go to five guys with a peanut allergy. Quite literally one of the single worst places you could go in fact. The floor is no shit *covered in peanuts*
I work at a subway and had a person come in and ask for a gluten free wrap, then when I asked if they were celiac there response was yes yes. After double gloving and microwaving the gf wrap, they all of a sudden ask for an Italian herb and cheese roll that we were out of and contains gluten. When told it contains gluten, they just said that’s fine
Nice to know that I can call ahead with my cursed allergy to onions. It sucks and the reaction varies but the one thing I'm not allergic to is garlic. I don't know why. Last chinese place I went too I turned and barely said allergy when the manager flew over with a note pad with the server. Both wrote down my specific allergy to onions but most especially to green onions. It was the first time someone took that particular allergy seriously rather than lying to me.
As someone who works at Five Guys, I strongly suggest not coming there if your allergic to peanuts. Ive seen at least one person go into anaphylactic shock in the lobby. We have open boxes of peanuts out for free. People eat them all over the restaurant. We cook our fries in peanut oil. Just don't do it
Im allergic to fish, and I always tell restaurants in advance because if I accidentally inhale a particle of a fish I need an epipen and an emergency ambulance on standby
Im allergic to raw tomatoes not cooked so i can eat pizza ketchup pasta sauce etc. but put a tomato on a salad and my throat closes up. Also found out im allergic to the pollen as well
Five guys suck every step of the way they try to upsell to you to the point where they are interrupting you while you're trying to order. Been there once and will never go back because of that experience.
i work at chic fil a and the fries are always fresh and gone in minutes. just gotta find a spot that cares about your food. God bless! see you in the kingdom of Heaven!
I have a friend who says that he is allergic to onions but he isn't. He says that because most of the time when he asks for no onion, he is ignored. This way they usually take him a little more serious.
I don't think it's unreasonable to inform the restaurant that you have an allergy at the restaurant. There aren't that many things that I can think of that require hours of advance to make a substitution for a dish. Maybe if you want a gluten free version of something thats premade like a dessert, but I'm struggling to understand why a substitution can't be made right before you order
most irritating thing is.. if the service who made the reservation, knew it.. noted it.. but the kitchen stuff gets informed right before the amuse geule
We constantly get people who come in and say i want this sauce over that one bc im allergic to this or that and when you say oh but it has that in it, they go oh its fine i had iy last time
I worked in catering, old racists all the time would say they were allergic to MSG (not a thing) because it's popular in asian cuisine, our head chef would always just send them the same meal, not once did anyone have any issue, lmao.
@@josephcoulter3096Ok, so your cousin doesn’t eat meat, tomatoes, cheese, grapes, mushrooms, carrots, eggs, potatoes, onions, cabbage, shrimp, soy sauce, anchovies, or any of the other myriad foods that naturally contain monosodium glutamate?
He should be banned from the kitchen on the spot. He is playing with peoples health. Although it is not a real allergen, people with IBS or histamine intollerance can have a reaction that very much looks like an allergic reaction. Problem with this kind of sensitivity is that you never know when you had too much until the bucket overflows. And fakers should get booted for sure, but it is not you to decide who is faking. Because of people like you and your chef people like me can not trust a single thing prepared not by myself because people like your chef don't care and like to play roulette.
Peanut oil does not affect most people who have peanut allergies because the process of making peanut oil removes the proteins that trigger the allergy.
@@Mike_Rotchburns69 Still need to consult with your doctor to see if it's safe... and only if it's highly refined peanut oil... plus, 5 guys uses peanuts and peanut butter in their milkshake base, the employees are constantly working with peanuts... so, no guarantee of there not being cross contamination... if you have a peanut allergy it's best to avoid 5 Guys😊
I only ever pull the fake allergy bs at fsst food places that i know will just either grab an old ass order someone dodnt pick up or theyll just take it off sfter theyve already put it on there. I dont like tomatoes or lettuce from fast food places they are both gross so if they put it on and then take it off theres always juice from them left over and the lettuce leaves dirty water all over it. But casual restaurants and nicer restaurants i dont pull it because usually their lettuce is at least a little more clean and fresh lol
Bruh i had a customer say she allergic to salt.. after being told she pretty much cant have anything she said "oh im not allergic but chefs tend to be very heavy handed with salt"
@@k.m.sparks1190 It would be impossible to live without sodium. She would need to be in the hospital 24/7 if she was allergic to salt. It's like saying your allergic to iron.
@amanthedestroyer4852 ok, what if it's merely an exaggeration of a sensitivity/intolerance of some other elementin the salt? That's not a lie necessarily, and it's certainly easier to explain that way
@@k.m.sparks1190 Salts are needed for blood circulation and nerve and muscle function. And pretty much everything in the body. Even a minor intolerance would have you bedridden. You would be allergic to your own blood. I told them after they said that "if your allergic to salt you really shouldn't be ordering here" They said no its fine. They ordered a burger and fries. There's no way anything leaves that kitchen without salt on it.
The sad part for people that have allergies is that there a so many attention seekers out there nowadays, who think they have an allergy because they read about it in their glossy lifestyle magazine. And there is no way for restaurants to tells these people apart.
If you go to a FIVE GUYs with a peanut allergy then you got zero sense of survival. The entire place has peanuts in open containers lol
@@spartan1010101 facts lol just a death room
@@spartan1010101 I have a severe peanut allergy and frequent 5 guys 🤷♂️. It’s fine as long as you’re not ingesting any of the peanuts
@@Ddiddles99some people have different causes for reactions so ingesting it may be one of the only causes of a reaction for you, but we don’t know if someone else can have a different cause like contact of the skin
@@Ddiddles99 they fry their fries in peanut oil
@@spartan1010101 they also fry in peanut oil I’m pretty sure
I cant imagine a life with a garlic allergy
I love it too much
Honestly, what’s the point of living? On my own, I consume a little over two bulbs a week.
If somebody has a garlic allergy, they also can't eat onion, they are the same family.
Most people with "allergies" aren't even allergic.
Vampires
This guy must smell great 👀
Appreciate this insight. I have anaphylaxis to dairy, eggs, and nuts. Truthfully I’ve never been able to enjoy restaurants! But I hope one day I find a spot like this!
Ngl its a pretty wide allergic range, it makes so many dishes impossible to eat..
Most decent places will do that stuff for you if you tell them in advance. It's just much easier to prepare for a special customer than to change everything spontaneously. But with your kind of allergies, I probably wouldn't trust anyone lol
If you find a vegan restaurant and make a reservation I'm %100 sure they'll accommodate for you
@@XPimKossibleXyeah thats true...but he said he hasnt been able to "enjoy"..... poor guys been stuck in dogshit vegan spots for years...crying on top of his avacado toast...just wishing he could have a poached egg on it aswell.
@fraseralexander8598 and you know vegan stuff is bad... how? Is it cause you just heard it's bad?
5 guys uses peanut oil so nobody with a peanut allergy is eating there lol
This is useful if I ever go to the US...
Could’ve literally picked any other fast food example 🤦♂️😂
i have a pretty severe peanut allergy and i can actually have peanut oil. Same with some others. When they process it they drain out the proteins that im allergic to
@@JonathanK-tc5yj I’ve heard this aswell to be fair but friends and family of mine still tend to be careful. 100% understand the science not sure if their cautious is justified but sadly it’s not ‘straight from the horses mouth’ you know.
@@rhysmdk yeah for sure. Im still cautious as well but being able to eat chickfila is a life changer
Most guests who are allergic to garlic are also allergic to onions. I literally couldn't live like that. It's horrific.
Oof fr, 2 od my favourite
Dam 2 things that my family almost use daily
I’ve never lied about having an allergy to get “special treatment” but I also dgaf if someone does. That behavior is usually from servers and cooks not caring about making orders right (I say this as a chef). If you put massive chunks of onions on my food, I cannot eat it without barfing. It’s a texture thing. I’ve wasted so much time and money on people who can’t understand “no onions” that I don’t blame people just trying to get something they can eat. I don’t lie, I just end up throwing the food away and skipping that meal.
Also, not all allergies are obvious. My husband’s aunt is allergic to onions, but not to onion powder. Certain proteins change during processing and thus might be tolerable in one form and might be death in another. Or it might always be death for someone. Allergies are different for everyone. I’m literally allergic to exercise, it breaks me out in hives. Y’all don’t know what issues people have.
Basically, people shouldn’t feel the need to lie to trust that they’ll get edible food.
I don't know if I have an allergy, or intolerance; but I tell restaurants I have an allergy because I don't want a rash on my hands and to spend the rest of my day, through the night, into the next day, stuck on a toilet.
I ask the server to check with the kitchen as to what items could best be prepared to minimize exposure and cross contamination; and if there's nothing the kitchen thinks they can safely prepare for me, then I'll just have my beverage while the people I'm with eat and I can eat afterwards at home.
Many restaurants want the sale, and tell me foods are safe when they aren't, so I get exposed anyway.
This guy sounds like he’s complaining about problems that aren’t real
I’m allergic to raisins but not grapes because of the toxins a raisin makes while dehydrating 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ also I eat grapes like candy but if I lick a raisin I’m in icu 🤷♂️💯
I honestly don't really trust restaurants anymore and can't enjoy the food there. The amount of times I got sick for days while they assured me there wasn't any dairy in it is insane. A restaurant we informed more than a month beforehand straight up told me there was no dairy in tomato soup with cream in it... The same for dairy free pancakes who turned out to be just made in the same pan as the other regular pancakes. I wish most restaurants would actually take care of it. Not all do.
I have a peanut allergy. This was nice to see, as I often forget to tell people about it because of the anxiety of being singled out.
I do keep my EpiPen on hand though.
Hello I watch your videos without fail on ALL of my lunch breaks, and your voice is very soothing ❤️
That last part when you said something about fresh fries i just had this conversation in my head to what that would've looked like
"Im allergic to SALT can you change it?"
"How tf-"
I have a shellfish allergy and most of the non-fast food restaurants near me are mostly shellfish
@@ToonMalia409 i know your pain
As someone with severe reflux and trigger foods, I have to say I’m allergic. Otherwise accidents happen and it snowballs into being sicker than a dog. So, pretty much an allergy.
The thing is there are some people who simply will not tell you they have allergies until the last minute. Yesterday when I was at work this guy did not tell me he had allergies until after I brought his food to him. I thought it was common sense to tell servers any allergies you have before you order.
"Don't pretend that you're gonna die just you can get fresh fries." Dude, that implies you serve stale fries, was my first understanding of that sentence.
And that they don't take allergies seriously
It’s about to 5 gives in that case
A decent amount of people have lied about having an allergy for multiple reasons. It's not very uncommon but you shuld always act like it's true even if you're doubtful of the person:]
@ivysflowers if you're preparing food for them you have to take them at their word.
@@dshe8637 yep and you should always assume that it's true
I always act like I’m gonna die if my fries aren’t fresh.
As someone with an all nut allergy I’m horrified to eat out anywhere out of fear of cross contamination. I appreciate the respect and safety you give to allergens !
Cross contamination to seafood(mollusks and crustaceans) is also not a good combo. ☠️ I hope i can still eat fishes, if not, i'm doomed. Honey or artificial honey also is an allergy of mine. Maybe it is because of my skin allergy with an asthma too that it made worse.
Forgetting five guys has peanuts on every surface in their establishments
I work at chipotle and we take allergies seriously. We wash our hands and change gloves. Check every pan to make sure it’s not contaminated and if it is we will replace it. And we replace all spoons. We wipe down the line. One person takes them through the line. Even with all of these precautionary measures we can’t ensure a completely allergen safe meal.
Actually five guys uses exclusively peanut oil for frying and they offer complimentary peanuts to guests while they wait for their order. If there was a time for worst example it’s this LOL
I once had a customer tell a waitress that she was allergic to pepper but wanted to order a hamburger. We told the waitress to explain to the customer than we pre-season our burgers so she wouldn't be able to get a burger without pepper in it. The waitress came back in and said the customer said that she'll be fine and wanted to order the burger anyway.
I have a friend allergic to onion, and one allergic to tomatoes, it's so hard to get people to listen because others have lied so much.
@@eirlys7266 I have an onion intolerance and it's so hard to get people to listen. Yes, I can eat cooked onion, but not if there's more than a spoonful. No, I won't die if I ingest raw onion. Yes, I'll be crying in the bathroom for an hour wishing to just end my misery.
- so just tell me beforehand, if there is onion in something...
@@lyaneris Hello fellow allium intolerant person, I feel your pain! I will now transcribe a conversation I once had. I said, "Is there garlic in that? I can't have garlic, it makes me sick." the server says "I'm not sure, let me go check." Server leaves. Then a person at my table says "I can't believe you don't like garlic, it's delicious!" "I never said I don't like it." "Then why don't you eat it?" "Because I have an allium intolerance." "I'm lactose intolerant and I eat ice cream anyway, I can't imagine never eating garlic again!"
Do I really need to explain to people how SEVERE the symptoms of an allium intolerance are in the middle of a restaurant? It's not a little bloating and a run to the bathroom. It's agony! If avoiding that pain means never eating delicious delicious garlic, then so be it! I'm an atheist, but I start praying to gods I don't believe exist to 'unalive' me now to stop the pain! I have metal rods in my spine and a ruptured disc, but garlic hurts worse than those! I can't go near the stuff, even the smell starts to make my stomach churn. 🧛🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️😞
@@anastasiasmith2434 I actually don't have problems with garlic in dips, so I don't even know whether allium is the problem 😅
My mom is lactose intolerant and she refuses to use the lactase tablets I bought her. I'd love to just take a pill before eating something and be certain that I won't spend 1.5 hours in pain.
At least I've never liked the texture of onions, so it's not a huge loss for me. Took a while to find out what it was, but leaving onions out of my kebab did the trick. Btw, if you strongly suspect to have an intolerance, do not eat the bread roll with fish and onions, even if it's the only thing available and you're only halfway through the museum - trust me, don't 😂
For some reason, McDonald's sometimes adds/gets onions into my wrap - which is actually difficult to detect. I also dislike how some restaurants don't put it onto the menu, so I look like a fool asking for no onions in a Greek restaurant.
The last place you should be stepping foot into is Five Guys with a peanut allergy 😅 terrible analogy
@@setherrrrs___775 ikr 😂 I was like well they use peanut oil in their fryer
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Actually no! Peanut oil does not trigger peanut allergies, the protein that triggers the allergy is removed in the refinement process
Source: I have a deadly peanut allergy and have eaten at 5 guys multiple times. They have good fries.
Peanut oil does not trigger peanut allergies, the protein that triggers the allergy is removed in the refinement process
Though I have to be careful of the landlines scattered throughout the store
@@rubycosmo6279 five guys has peanuts everywhere, they have bags of them you can just take, even if the oil itself doesn't cause any problems, there's a ton of potential cross contamination, it's a valid statement.
Saying that you have a peanut allergy and going to five guys is immediately so stupid😂
Yes! Thank you
I started saying I’m allergic to bananas since just the smell makes me puke and I can’t eat something that was in contact with it, but that’s because of several people forgetting to note it down😭
I’m not allergic to gluten, I’ve been tested. However I will poop infinitely, it will not be solid and I’ll be in immense gastrointestinal distress and have so much gas that it’ll literally cause my body to have back to back anxiety attacks.
Why? I don’t know. It’s how my body reacts to gluten.
So I tell people and restaurants that it’s an allergy, it’s a much easier explanation and honestly it feels pretty close to death.
I do have an epi pen, but that’s for my severe fish allergy.
It is also important because the restaurant will need to make sure that the equimpent used to cook the special order with is also cleansed from any possible allergens the customer stated.
Not only does pretending to have an allergy hurt the employees, it also hurts people who actually have allergies because the restaurants might assume they're lying.
God forbid people want fresh food
Then ask for it fresh, all you're doing is inconveniencing others for something thay could be faster, and making it so people second guess others who have actual allergies.
As a cook for wedding banquets, this hits home. 17 pop-up allergies to onion and cilantro kinda throws you off when you’re trying to plate 130 people’s meal at once.
I'm the manager for five guys, we go through an entire course on allergies and if you tell us at the register you have a peanut allergy we can mark it as such. When we mark it everyone that will be handing the order changes gloves and I'll grab a new bag/napkins from the bag and keep it away from the fry/expo station
Yeah buddy, fast food is a lot different than flipping burgers
Maybe its local to me, but... How did they train for people with allergies to peanuts walking in off the street? A local place keeps boxes of peanuts around the restaurant for the purpose of a free snack.
Some people are allergic to gluten and it's so hard to work around it because almost everything in the kitchen I work in has been touched by crumbs and stuff.
Gotta make the specific dish in a separate board and not to use fried foods, even if they're not breaded, because we use the oil to also fry breaded stuff. So it ends up being a different dish altogether
Theres this woman who comes into my restaurant, she let us know that shes allergic to pepper. No prob! But we have to tell her that theres no 100% guarantee we cannot get pepper on her food. She says its fine. Well, apparently one time we sent her to the hospital... This was before I started working there. But she still comes back 😭😭 So whenever I see "pepper allergy" on the screen, I take extra extra precautions. I don't want her to end up in the hospital again, I want her to feel safe enough to come to our restaurant and eat. I hadn't heard of a pepper allergy until I started working there, apparently its rare but severe. Does anyone have any insight on this kind of allergy?
For black pepper, your body thinks the protein piperine is harmful and releases histamines to try to combat it. It's the exact same mechanism as for any other food allergy. Whether or not it's severe depends entirely on the person, you aren't automatically going to have a more severe reaction if your body decides it doesn't like piperine specifically.
@@Avendesora Thank you for your insight!!!
“Fresh ahead of time” that’s a stretch
If it was made/marinated/prepped the night before, and refrigerated, it’s still fresh. If it was made 3+ days ago then it’s not fresh.
@@Chemeleon15 if anything frozen it’s not fresh either.
@@voorhees1029 nowhere did I say it was frozen. I said “refrigerated”
And every “fresh” meat you’ve eaten has been aged to some degree. Beef and pork are chilled at least a few days to firm up the meat and make butchery easier. There’s also dry/wet-aging and the meat is still considered “fresh” If it wasn’t frozen.
Side Note:
But something can definitely be frozen to lock in the freshness. when it’s no longer fresh, it’s freezer burnt or damaged in some other way by the process. (Fresh fruits, obviously can’t be frozen and still maintain their texture, but most meats can)
@@Chemeleon15 nowhere did I say you did. It’s a mom and pop restaurant, guaranteed majority of their foods are frozen.
@@voorhees1029 a mom and pop is usually family owned and more basic food options.
This is leaning toward fine dining, it’s just a small restaurant which generates a sense of exclusivity when you can/can’t get reservations.
Also: a mom and pop might have more precooked foods if they weren’t specifically a “from scratch” restaurant.
Being allergic to onion this is very important. I always plan ahead and let the restaurant know ahead of time when possible. Usually ill call ahead and see what dishes are made without onion normally too
Small peeve is when customers say they have an intolerance and then confess that they're fine they just don't like it 😬 it means we have to take all those extra steps and food takes longer when they could have just said.
I used to work in a restaurant and it was always such a hassle when someone with allergies came in. 90% of the time I think people were lying because the allergies would be absolutely absurd. People are just terrible and do not care how much they inconvenience you or the rest of the kitchen.
Nice Casio Calculator 😊
Do not go to five guys with a peanut allergy. Quite literally one of the single worst places you could go in fact. The floor is no shit *covered in peanuts*
I dunno, I usually just don't order things with my allergy because it's so mild, it just makes me feel bad for creating extra work
I just had a guy today come in with a 'chicken stock allergy'
Hey Chef Thompson! Are you french canadian??
Wondering because of the subtitles!
Love your work.
I work at a subway and had a person come in and ask for a gluten free wrap, then when I asked if they were celiac there response was yes yes. After double gloving and microwaving the gf wrap, they all of a sudden ask for an Italian herb and cheese roll that we were out of and contains gluten. When told it contains gluten, they just said that’s fine
Wtf
Nice to know that I can call ahead with my cursed allergy to onions. It sucks and the reaction varies but the one thing I'm not allergic to is garlic.
I don't know why.
Last chinese place I went too I turned and barely said allergy when the manager flew over with a note pad with the server. Both wrote down my specific allergy to onions but most especially to green onions. It was the first time someone took that particular allergy seriously rather than lying to me.
i've had a customer claim they were allergic to fried onions, but were fine with fresh onions. they're the same thing....
As someone who works at Five Guys, I strongly suggest not coming there if your allergic to peanuts. Ive seen at least one person go into anaphylactic shock in the lobby. We have open boxes of peanuts out for free. People eat them all over the restaurant. We cook our fries in peanut oil. Just don't do it
Im allergic to fish, and I always tell restaurants in advance because if I accidentally inhale a particle of a fish I need an epipen and an emergency ambulance on standby
Im allergic to raw tomatoes not cooked so i can eat pizza ketchup pasta sauce etc. but put a tomato on a salad and my throat closes up. Also found out im allergic to the pollen as well
i have to pretend to have an allergy so fast food places stop getting my orders wrong
With MCAS, there are many things i cannot eat. The fact is, i am not allergic to the food i am allergic to the histamines in the food
Restaurants usually have fresh food but at fast food I always make a modification so I don’t get food that’s been sitting in a heater for 45 mins
Bro had the real life dracula in his restaurant and he dont even know
Being alergic to garlic has to suck😭
Five guys suck every step of the way they try to upsell to you to the point where they are interrupting you while you're trying to order.
Been there once and will never go back because of that experience.
Ah, the good old "tricks" to get fresh fries. (And to being an ass.)
i work at chic fil a and the fries are always fresh and gone in minutes. just gotta find a spot that cares about your food. God bless! see you in the kingdom of Heaven!
Imagine someone doing this trick and saying he is allergic to salt (lol) wheras he could just say that he has HBP and need low sodium intake. 🤦♂️
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IM SORRY WAS THAT A MF OYSTER BRULEE?? AM I GOING INSANE
That looks like the lemon custard dessert, lemon posset. It’s not an oyster shell he’s torching lol
@@aaronjones7836 it's a lemon
I have an allergy where I’m not in any danger just also no fun. I get Arthritis in almost everywhere after having gluten. Then it’s fine again.
I have a friend who says that he is allergic to onions but he isn't. He says that because most of the time when he asks for no onion, he is ignored. This way they usually take him a little more serious.
If you can prove they had a Disney Plus trial you can just leave the allergen in. 🤪
Well thats.... a horribly gross thing to say
I don't think it's unreasonable to inform the restaurant that you have an allergy at the restaurant. There aren't that many things that I can think of that require hours of advance to make a substitution for a dish. Maybe if you want a gluten free version of something thats premade like a dessert, but I'm struggling to understand why a substitution can't be made right before you order
Yes, you can literally just ask for fresh fries, either they will do it or not.
most irritating thing is.. if the service who made the reservation, knew it.. noted it.. but the kitchen stuff gets informed right before the amuse geule
I’ll die if I don’t have my burg within 5 mins after ordering
MY EXACT ARGUMENT FROM WORKING YEARS OF FOOD SERVICE
Are they vampire if they allergic to garlic😗
L.O l yeah , I am allergic to gluten and one of my friends has no allergies , but she always pretends she does because she just wants fresh food
Yeah the peanut boxes by the door are more of a statement than a feature
I stopped going out to eat because of my corn allergy :( I refuse to do that to a chef. Corn is in almost everything in the US. It's crazy.
We constantly get people who come in and say i want this sauce over that one bc im allergic to this or that and when you say oh but it has that in it, they go oh its fine i had iy last time
I worked in catering, old racists all the time would say they were allergic to MSG (not a thing) because it's popular in asian cuisine, our head chef would always just send them the same meal, not once did anyone have any issue, lmao.
@@poppinlochnesshopster3249 it most definitely is a thing.. my cousin almost died from an allergic reaction to msg
@@josephcoulter3096Ok, so your cousin doesn’t eat meat, tomatoes, cheese, grapes, mushrooms, carrots, eggs, potatoes, onions, cabbage, shrimp, soy sauce, anchovies, or any of the other myriad foods that naturally contain monosodium glutamate?
He should be banned from the kitchen on the spot. He is playing with peoples health. Although it is not a real allergen, people with IBS or histamine intollerance can have a reaction that very much looks like an allergic reaction.
Problem with this kind of sensitivity is that you never know when you had too much until the bucket overflows.
And fakers should get booted for sure, but it is not you to decide who is faking. Because of people like you and your chef people like me can not trust a single thing prepared not by myself because people like your chef don't care and like to play roulette.
no garlic, i think id rather just eat an entire bulb
Where i work i simply let them know that we can't cater too them bc of their allergies bc i dont want too be responsible for anything that happens
im allergic to beef dairy and sunflower also im an introvert so saying my allergies while making a reservation is pretty hard
If you have a peanut allergy you can't eat at 5 Guys... they fry in Peanut Oil... I caught someone in that lie once... 😆
Peanut oil does not affect most people who have peanut allergies because the process of making peanut oil removes the proteins that trigger the allergy.
@@Mike_Rotchburns69 Still need to consult with your doctor to see if it's safe... and only if it's highly refined peanut oil... plus, 5 guys uses peanuts and peanut butter in their milkshake base, the employees are constantly working with peanuts... so, no guarantee of there not being cross contamination... if you have a peanut allergy it's best to avoid 5 Guys😊
Fresh ahead of time? So fridge?
Id be so sad if i was allergic to garlic
Please don’t go to five guys with a peanut allergy lol
Imagine wanting fresh fries..
Man I hate onions and would love to pretend an allergy to not eat them
You only serve people with allergies fresh fries?
Being allergic to garlic sounds worse than aids
Bro did you just creme brulee an oyster? I'm intrigued
I only ever pull the fake allergy bs at fsst food places that i know will just either grab an old ass order someone dodnt pick up or theyll just take it off sfter theyve already put it on there. I dont like tomatoes or lettuce from fast food places they are both gross so if they put it on and then take it off theres always juice from them left over and the lettuce leaves dirty water all over it. But casual restaurants and nicer restaurants i dont pull it because usually their lettuce is at least a little more clean and fresh lol
Why is he torching a lemon
It's not lemon it's a specific dish that I forgot the name the name of that dish is apparently kinda inappropriate in English.
Bruh i had a customer say she allergic to salt.. after being told she pretty much cant have anything she said "oh im not allergic but chefs tend to be very heavy handed with salt"
Well saying your allergic is easier than saying you are "x chemical" intolerant
My sister does that with fries and pours salt in in front of the workers.
What about a thing like sensitivity to textures, could people warned you in advance of that so you don’t put that Pacific item on theirfood?
Had a lady walk into McDonald's and say "Im alergic to salt" when asking for no salt on her order. 🙄
Well, unless you have evidence that they're lying you better not be a jerk then
@@k.m.sparks1190 It would be impossible to live without sodium. She would need to be in the hospital 24/7 if she was allergic to salt. It's like saying your allergic to iron.
@amanthedestroyer4852 ok, what if it's merely an exaggeration of a sensitivity/intolerance of some other elementin the salt? That's not a lie necessarily, and it's certainly easier to explain that way
@@k.m.sparks1190 Salts are needed for blood circulation and nerve and muscle function. And pretty much everything in the body. Even a minor intolerance would have you bedridden. You would be allergic to your own blood.
I told them after they said that "if your allergic to salt you really shouldn't be ordering here"
They said no its fine. They ordered a burger and fries. There's no way anything leaves that kitchen without salt on it.
im so happy that I have no food allergies
If you want fresh fries at a fast food place, Just ask!
Hey, the food that u threw out, couldn't you guys sell it out so some different customers and make something out of it?
My foods class has that same plastic dishes
No one’s lying about having an allergy
Im allergic to food thats not fresh 😂😂😂
Is that the entire meal? Cant even fill up a 5 year old
The sad part for people that have allergies is that there a so many attention seekers out there nowadays, who think they have an allergy because they read about it in their glossy lifestyle magazine. And there is no way for restaurants to tells these people apart.
Nah that might be the one time to lie about an allergy, the fresh fries are worth it
Did I just see a raw burger
steak tartare*