Restaurant across Florida have food filled with BUGS, as Ron Desantis says no comment on Florida food health inspections

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customer’s now-viral social media post showed her encountering more than just chicken at a popular fast food joint in the Florida panhandle earlier this month.

The “Slim Chickens” location on Nine Mile Road in Pensacola is fairly new and had yet to receive a complaint or health code violation since its opening in March 2021, according to WEAR Pensacola.



At first I thought it was a burnt spot,” Kirkland told the outlet. “And then when I picked it up I said, ‘That’s a whole bug.'”

Kirkland said she and her husband had only taken a few bites of their food before noticing the insect.

“I probably ate one or two of my tenders and then my husband sat his food down and he was like, ‘Here check my food,’ and it was in his food,” Kirkland said. “And I was like ‘Oh great.'”

Kirkland shared a video to her Facebook page showing the bug cooked into a chicken tender. The post has been shared nearly 1,500 times since Feb. 16 and resulted in an anonymous employee sending her videos of roaches crawling in various spots in the kitchen.



On Tuesday, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation visited the restaurant and observed nearly 20 dead roaches in the store, WEAR reported. The DBPR called for a follow-up inspection on Wednesday and found no violations.


“Our local Health Inspector arrived on Tuesday for an inspection and found dead insects from the treatments. He returned the following day, and we were approved with no issues or violations. We will continue to work with our local Heath Inspector and provide full access to ensure the quality of our food and guest experience.”