As a new writer for Elite Readers I would like to share an experience I had with a Golden Corral Buffet Restaurant in Portsmouth, Ohio.

I was employed at one of these franchise stores for 5 days before I was terminated. My first day on the job I noticed some very illegal and just gross things occurring in the kitchen of this store. I begin to record secrete video using my phone and after a few days of this I turned in everything I had captured to the local health department. A few days later, I was contacted by my manager to come in to work. On the telephone he states, ” I need you to come in to discuss some legal issues.”

I went into work and he asked me if I was wearing a “wire” and if I had been taking video around the store. I denied it. I stated to him that the food was unsafe to consume. He then tells me that he can not have me working for that company if I was going to report safety issues to the Health Department. He fired me on the spot.

Since posting this video, I have received many messages from employees across the U.S telling me that the Golden Corral stores they work at are in the exact same condition. This isn’t only one store. This is happening in many of them. I was also offered $20,000 from the CEO & President of Golden Corral to delete the videos

Watch the full conversation with the Manager:

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My Trainer that day was another employee of the store. She showed me how they changed the date of preparation or the expiration on leftover food items. She also informed me that the dates were changed on a daily basis until the food item was gone and served to the customers. It didn’t matter how outdated or how spoiled the food was, as long as it got served and not wasted. It was mixed in with newer product so it wasn’t noticeable to the customers.

This is her changing the dates

Here is a full description of everything that occurred in the restaurant.

I started my short career at Golden Corral of New Boston, Ohio on November 4. That was my first day on the job. Within a short period of time I began to realize all the food regulations they were breaking and how unsanitary they were. So the next day I began to secretly record and take notes of all the shady activity that was occurring in the stores kitchen. My Trainer that day was another employee of the store. She showed me how they changed the date of preparation or the expiration on leftover food items. She also informed me that the dates were changed on a daily basis until the food item was gone and served to the customers. It didn’t matter how outdated or how spoiled the food was, as long as it got served and not wasted. It was mixed in with newer product so it wasn’t noticeable to the customers. I did receive many complaints from customers advising me how the food didn’t taste right. I personally saw chicken that was green and had a foul odor cooked and served on the food serving lines. I confronted the manager about it and he told me it was none of my concern and to do what I was told. I found that fish was being left out for hours reaching temperatures far beyond what was acceptable. My highest temperature reading was in the high 70’s, but that fish was eventually cooked and served even though it was well beyond acceptable to consume and smelled horribly. I only worked there for a short time but I received three or four burns on my arms from the steam and hot water coming in contact with my skin due to the malfunctioning of the equipment. I was told by a manger to suck it up and do my job. I quickly reported this to the local health department. On November 9 I got a call from my manger to report to work to discuss an issue. When I got to work the manager advised me that he found out I was videoing everything that was happening. He said that someone came to him and said they thought I was undercover working for the health department which is absurd. He said that he could not have me talking about the food being under cooked. I told Jeff that they were not cooking their food right and that it was a problem. The manager told me since I had made that comment I can not be working for them.

This location was permanently shutdown 3 days after posting to a social media website.

What do you think about Golden Corral? Do you have a similar bad experience? Share your story in the comment section below.