Warning: saw a rack of ribs sitting on the counter at a joint in Amarillo with no time marker
I stopped at a small BBQ spot off I-40 in Amarillo on Saturday around 1pm and saw something that bugged me. There was a full rack of cooked ribs sitting on the back counter, not in a warmer and not wrapped, just out in the open air. Nobody had a note on it or a time card or anything. I watch my own cooks do this all day at home, so I know the meat was probably held way too long at a temp that wasn't safe. I ordered the brisket instead and it was fine, but I kept looking at that rack the whole meal. Around 2:15 someone finally moved it, and I still don't know if it got served or tossed. If you run a pit, put times on your pans, it takes 5 seconds. Should I have said something to the guy at the register or is that out of line for a customer?