/dev/null Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 http://cbs2chicago.com/local/bennigans.res...n.2.782428.html Where will soccer moms take their kids for the birthday and cheap husbands take their wives for their anniversary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Best potato soup I've ever had. I think it's only the corporate owned Bennigan's that have closed...the franchised ones are apparently still open, according to the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Best potato soup I've ever had. I think it's only the corporate owned Bennigan's that have closed...the franchised ones are apparently still open, according to the article. They refused to cook me a burger medium. If they don't trust their meat why should I? Never went back. and you pansies...lay off the meat comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Steak & Ale closed too. I worked at the one here in town for 6 years. It was profitable actually. Kinda sad I won't ever get to see the place again. I still know some people that work there, there was of course no warning for the employees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 They refused to cook me a burger medium. If they don't trust their meat why should I? Never went back. and you pansies...lay off the meat comments I hate that shiit! I want my burger medium rare. I've told them I'd sign a waiver. What the hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I've told them I'd sign a waiver. What the hell! I told the manager the same thing, he didn't budge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I told the manager the same thing, he didn't budge. Whenever I make burgers at home (or anything with ground beef for that matter) I leave some out raw. A little truffle salt and a little fresh ground black pepper. Mmmm-mm-mmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I hate that shiit! I want my burger medium rare. I've told them I'd sign a waiver. What the hell! because it's !@#$ing disgusting that is why. You take all the bacteria that resides on the OUTSIDE of the meat - and you grind it all the way through so it is one big slab of disease, and then you want to eat that? If you want to eat red meat - eat a steak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 because it's !@#$ing disgusting that is why. You take all the bacteria that resides on the OUTSIDE of the meat - and you grind it all the way through so it is one big slab of disease, and then you want to eat that? If you want to eat red meat - eat a steak. Yeah and we've got people dying all over the place from eating undercooked meat. It's my body let me do what I wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Yeah and we've got people dying all over the place from eating undercooked meat. It's my body let me do what I wish. It is not against the law, but I wouldn't serve undercooked ground meat in a restaurant either. Besides, it doesn't even taste good (to me I guess). It's like someone pre-chewed a steak and spit it in your mouth. The texture is just awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I can remember when at my grandparents (40 years ago )I would eat raw hamburger with salt and pepper on it . No one got sick . You can NOT tell me that it was safer back then . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartshan-83 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 They refused to cook me a burger medium. If they don't trust their meat why should I? Never went back. and you pansies...lay off the meat comments Wouldn't even do medium? Ridiculous. I've seen places refuse medium rare, but medium seems excessive. So your only choices were medium-well or well-done? Wonderful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Wouldn't even do medium? Ridiculous. I've seen places refuse medium rare, but medium seems excessive. So your only choices were medium-well or well-done? Wonderful... I've never heard of a place that would not cook the meat the way the custoemr wants it (except Peter Lugers, they will not serve a well done steak). This is odd. I do avoid these chain restaurants like the plague, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I can remember when at my grandparents (40 years ago )I would eat raw hamburger with salt and pepper on it . No one got sick . You can NOT tell me that it was safer back then . Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Wow. I can remember eating headchease with my grandfarther on a plate . Oil and vinagar on it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I've never heard of a place that would not cook the meat the way the custoemr wants it (except Peter Lugers, they will not serve a well done steak). This is odd. I do avoid these chain restaurants like the plague, however. They can get sued. Serving undercooked ground beef, despite what the customer wants, is a health risk. People get very ill and can die from E Coli among other bugs. http://www.cfah.org/hbns/newsrelease/undercooked7-14-00.cfm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8172492 http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/3...so_hard_to.html http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00039761.htm plus 10,000 other articles... Seriously, did any of you guys stay awake in biology? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 They can get sued. Serving undercooked ground beef, despite what the customer wants, is a health risk. People get very ill and can die from E Coli among other bugs. http://www.cfah.org/hbns/newsrelease/undercooked7-14-00.cfm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8172492 http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/3...so_hard_to.html http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00039761.htm plus 10,000 other articles... Seriously, did any of you guys stay awake in biology? I always order my steak medium rare, sometimes with a little tartare as an app. I eat out a lot. I have never had my request turned down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Back on topic... "I am really shocked, because there was no indication that anything was wrong," regular customer Donna Wimes said outside the North Michigan Avenue location. "The food was good; they always seemed to generate a crowd." The one in Syracuse closed a couple years ago. The wife and I went on a Tuesday night, and noticed Thursday night when driving by the lights were off and a closed sign on the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 They can get sued. Serving undercooked ground beef, despite what the customer wants, is a health risk. People get very ill and can die from E Coli among other bugs. http://www.cfah.org/hbns/newsrelease/undercooked7-14-00.cfm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8172492 http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/3...so_hard_to.html http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00039761.htm plus 10,000 other articles... Seriously, did any of you guys stay awake in biology? I had difficulty staying awake in class prior to my lasik surgery. Difficulty focusing on the chalkboard don't you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I can remember when at my grandparents (40 years ago )I would eat raw hamburger with salt and pepper on it . No one got sick . You can NOT tell me that it was safer back then . Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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