Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 15
LongHorn Steakhouse Faces Scrutiny After Viral Roach Video Despite 90 Health Score
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 15

LongHorn Steakhouse Faces Scrutiny After Viral Roach Video Despite 90 Health Score

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 15

Summary

  • Viral videos from LongHorn Steakhouse’s Camp Creek Parkway restaurant in East Point, Georgia, appear to show roaches on the kitchen floor and food waste in work areas.
  • Employee Sean Headley, who started in April, said he recorded and posted the footage after repeated complaints to managers and corporate offices about unsafe conditions went unanswered.
  • Fulton County health officials plan to revisit the restaurant even though Georgia inspectors gave it a 90, or “A,” on Aug. 25; records over two years ranged from 88 to 91.
  • LongHorn called the conditions “unacceptable,” said they have been addressed, and said a new restaurant leader was recently installed to enforce company standards.
  • Headley said he wants broader changes across Darden Restaurants, including more frequent inspections and fixes to workplace issues such as broken air conditioning.

Insights

Why did it take a viral social media video for a highly profitable steakhouse to fix its unsanitary and unsafe kitchen conditions?
How does a billion-dollar restaurant chain score an 'A' on health inspections while roaches secretly crawl across its kitchen floors?