KFC — Restaurant in Salem

🚨😩 WARNING: Long rant incoming, but I just need to get this off my chest! 😩🚨

Y’all… I don’t usually post things like this, but tonight was just unreal. We tried this place that I’ve been hearing a little buzz about, and let me just say — I am SHOCKED. SHOCKED. And not in a good way.

First of all, the food… I don’t even know where to begin. It was not great. Not even “okay.” It was sad. Like, actually depressing. I took one bite and immediately thought: “I made better spaghetti with Ragu and frozen meatballs when I was 20 and broke.” And that’s not even the worst part.

Now let’s talk about the “customer service” — and I use that term very loosely. I’ve honestly never felt so unwelcome in a place where I’m paying to be there. The staff looked miserable, didn’t greet us, barely made eye contact, and acted like we were asking for the world when we asked for, I kid you not, a fork. A. Fork. 😳

No refills. No “how is everything?” No smiles. Just cold stares and attitude. I was honestly waiting for Ashton Kutcher to jump out and tell me I was being punk’d. It was THAT bad.

And the cherry on top? We left hungry, disappointed, and $40 poorer. I could’ve gone to Chick-fil-A, been greeted with a “my pleasure,” fed the whole family, and still had money left over for a Starbucks treat. 😤

I’m not one to bash local businesses, but people deserve to know. If you value good food, kindness, and basic human decency… save yourself the trouble and skip this place. You’ve been warned.

Rant over. I need a dr pepper and a grilled cheese just to...

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