Do you ever wonder what actually goes on behind-the-scenes at your favourite restaurant? Recently, netizens were given the chance to witness for themselves what goes on behind the curtains of one popular restaurant through a series of TikTok videos posted by user @roziarba877 on TikTok.
The user has since deleted the video, but once you put something up on the internet, it usually stays there forever. Twitter user @antaintiom has fortunately managed to save those behind-the-scenes videos and reposted it on her account for everyone to see.
There were 4 videos uploaded showing the kitchen SOP of the popular steak houses in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur — HR Steak House. The videos gave netizens a chance to witness the real situation in that steak house’s kitchen. From pouring water straight from a pail into a wok, to cooked chickens being laid straight on kitchen tops and stoves with no plates nor coverings. The clips also showed someone mashing potatoes in a basin on the ground using a glass bottle, and washing dirty plates using stagnant murky water.
The videos have received endless criticism and backlashes from netizens on TikTok and Twitter, where netizens shared their experience with the steak house. One shared that there’s allegedly cockroaches on the floor, while another stated that they’ve seen a huge rat scattering across the kitchen. These are just some of the horror stories shared by patrons who’ve eaten there.
On the other hand, there were also sarcastic remarks made by netizens. Twitter user, Fauzi (@FauzixEdge), said “This is the secret to good chicken chops“, while another mentioned Ceddy on Twitter telling him to go review the place. Ceddy wittily replied, “The number that you have dialed is not in service.” Some even requested Ceddy to be the ambassador of DBKL so that he can go and raid restaurants’ kitchens. On a serious note, everyone has been urging the Health Ministry to pay a visit to said restaurant.
After the original videos were deleted, the owner posted an explanation video regarding the hot oil situation. “I would like to clarify and apologise regarding the video I uploaded. I’ve poured the water into the oil because it was time to change the oil. That was right before changing the oil. Please don’t misunderstand. There’s no way we’d reuse that oil for cooking.”
The apology and explanation once again received as much backlash from the first set of videos. The Twitter user who reposted the video captioned it with, “How daft can you be? He highlighted the water poured into oil video! He thinks putting chicken chops on top of stoves isn’t wrong? You even mashed the potatoes using bottles!”
Kepala otak dia letak ayam macamtu. pic.twitter.com/D1wV1Fhaer
— 10K (@antaintiom) January 25, 2022
— 10K (@antaintiom) January 25, 2022
Have you ever been to this local Steak House before? How was your experience there?
