A man who spat in the face of a young woman who worked at a fast food restaurant has appealed his jail sentence.

Hassan Abdul-Rahim, 26, appeared in the Broadmeadows Magistrates Court in Melbourne on Wednesday after pleading guilty to aggravated assault for spitting in the mouth of a 19-year-old in the drive-through of a McDonald's in January.

The 26-year-old was sentenced to serve one month in prison for the 'disgusting' act, however he was granted bail when his lawyer immediately appealed , according to The Age.

A man (pictured) who spat in the face of a young woman who worked at a fast food restaurant has appealed his jail sentence

Hassan Abdul-Rahim (pictured), 26, appeared in the Broadmeadows Magistrates Court in Melbourne on Wednesday after pleading guilty to aggravated assault for spitting in the mouth of a 19-year-old

The court heard Abdul-Rahim was furious at having to wait for his fries and drinks, and repeatedly honked his car horn and threatened to block the drive-through.

When he was then asked to move from the second window to the first, he spat on the young worker - who later underwent medical tests after some saliva went in her mouth.

Abdul-Rahim told the court he did not deliberately spit on the young woman, and was instead clearing 'excessive phlegm' from his throat.

Magistrate Meagan Keogh labelled the act 'gutless' when she sentenced the 26-year-old, the Herald Sun reports.

The moment the man unleashes his spit on the worker. Circled is his saliva

Footage of the 'disgusting' incident was released by Victoria Police earlier this year in an attempt to track down the culprit

'It's an appalling display against someone who's just doing their job,' Magistrate Keogh said.

'There was no aggravation except that he was delayed in his drive-through experience.

'Spitting is a particularly awful crime. Gutless in a lot of respects... This behaviour is completely unacceptable in a civilised society.'

Abdul-Rahim's lawyer said his client had a problem with ice at the time of his offence, and was also facing other charges, including driving while disqualified, defrauding his employee, and ammunition possession, according to the newspaper.

Defence counsel Hayden Rattra told the court Abdul-Rahim knew the incident 'shouldn't have happened'.

'My client expressed remorse when he went to the police,' Mr Rattra said, according to The Age.

Abdul-Rahim (pictured) was furious at having to wait in the McDonald's drive-through for his order of fries and drinks

'He has never done anything like this in the past and will never do anything like this again.'

At the time of the incident, Victoria Police said the victim had been 'traumatised'.

The case will be re-heard in June.

After he spat on her, the teenage is seen wiping the spit off her face and making her way to the bathroom