Florida cop claims Burger King put dirt on his food — investigation reveals it was seasoning

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A police officer’s complaint that food he ordered came topped with dirt sparked an internal probe at Burger King, which concluded the gritty substance was likely just a seasoning mix.

“I was the Officer who was served a burger at Burger King a 4004 Cleveland Avenue in Ft Myers with dirt in it. At first I thought it was just burned bacon, I was hungry and ate the burger. At the last bite I saw dirt and grit on the burger. In disgust I threw it out the window,” Fort Myers Police Officer Tim McCormick wrote on Facebook earlier this week.

The social media post quickly went viral, prompting calls for a boycott as well as an internal investigation at the Florida Burger King. A review of surveillance video in the kitchen from the day the officer received his food cleared the staff of wrongdoing, said Dan Fitzpatrick, CEO and Chairman of Quality Dining Inc., the franchisee that operates the fast food joint.

“We invited senior level Fort Myers Police Department officials,” he told USA Today.

They all agreed that nothing inappropriate occurred when employees prepared the burger and Burger King officials have invited McCormick to review the footage.

Fitzpatrick said a salt and pepper blend is added to the food as part of the prep process for cooking meat. It’s likely the mixture combined with the flame-broiled grill process resulted in the substance McCormick mistook as dirt.

“We hope the officer will post something, in whatever manner he chooses,” Fitzpatrick added.

In the Facebook post, which has since been deleted, McCormick also said his receipt had the word police written in big black letters across the top — something that has not happened in his previous visits.

“Just before speaking to the manager the staff member from the drive thru asked ‘what the matter officer something wrong with your order?’ ” the Facebook post continued. “Then she and the other staff had a good laugh.”

Fiztpatrick told USA today the “POLICE” label McCormick referenced is part of the regular identity process for customers. “Every one of our guests we ask ‘May we have your name to better serve you?’ ” he noted.

When the Burger King employee parroted the line to McCormick, he did not give his name but rather just said officer. Fitzpatrick said the drive-thru worker would have been able to see the officer’s marked cruiser through the window and likely labeled him accordingly.

Fort Myers Police Capt. Jay Rodriguez said the department is aware of McCormick’s allegations.

“Burger King took it very seriously,” he said. “We hope it can get resolved. There was no malicious intent.”

irate_alien on July 7th, 2018 at 22:08 UTC »

a guy named McCormick doesn't know about spices? lol

ShitbirdMcDickbird on July 7th, 2018 at 21:03 UTC »

If the workers want to fuck with you they have access to bodily fluids and all kinds of other gross shit in the restaurant.

How likely is it that they went outside to gather fucking dirt lol

TheAyyLmaoIsOutThere on July 7th, 2018 at 19:46 UTC »

That look like spit to you? Eh, fuck it.