Finding a bug or a foreign object in your food is gross to begin with, but an entire dead rat? NOT OKAY. Unfortunately this is what happened to a New York City man who was simply trying to have a lunch after buying a wrap from local salad chain, Chop't.
The incident unfolded at their Financial District store location and the photographic evidence depicting what happened is seriously disturbing.
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The unnamed man reportedly bought a wrap for lunch time but realized something seemed off about his meal after taking a bite. When he looked down he saw a dead rodent staring back at him between the lettuce and tomatoes of his wrap.
He bit into it not knowing there was a gross rat inside! Although the man is unidentified, his colleague, Steve Henderson, took a picture of the abomination and posted it on his Twitter page for the world to see. The image went viral, but the picture has since then been taken down from Henderson's page.
Upon looking at the latest Health Department report, the Chop't location the man purchased the wrap from had a grade "A" rating. I learned you can't trust those rating at all after that rat was spotted hanging out in the donut shelves at an "A" rated Dunkin Donuts store. The store's founder reportedly shut down the shop for a thorough cleaning after reports of the rat and said he would reach out once they were done.
Even though the victim hasn't stepped forward, Chop't left this statement on their website: "Although none of the inspections at this location indicated any problems, we immediately took action. Those actions included closing the location temporarily in an abundance of caution in order to conduct a thorough inspection of the entire facility. Also, we have requested an inspection by the NYC Department of Health tomorrow morning in preparation for our reopening."
Someone needs to do further investigating. Hopefully this man got checked at a hospital afterwards to make sure he is okay. Unfortunately this isn't the worst thing a person has found in their food. Check outsome other horror stories below. –Additional reporting by Claudya Martinez
Images via Corbis Images, Dlberes/ Twitter