“If Gordon Ramsay is filming there, get out.”

Recently, Reddit useru/ArtsyAkselasked, “What are red flags at a restaurant?”

Restaurant-goers were quick to chime in and had A LOT to say.

Jeremy Allen White and Liza Colón-Zayas prepare food in a professional kitchen, wearing aprons and focused on their tasks in a scene from "The Bear"

“When you step up to the greeter’s podium and see a roach run across it.”

u/Moon_Jewel90

3.

“Too many items on the menu.”

Linguini and Colette from "Ratatouille" prepare food in a busy kitchen, both wearing white chef outfits with aprons and chef hats

“Service/worker compensation charge snuck onto the bill that you have to opt out of.”

u/FeralTribble

5.

“Uncleaned toilets.”

Chalkboard sign on a wooden stand reads, "Please wait to be seated. Thanks!" Image likely taken at a restaurant entrance

“Someone said this to me last year, and in every single instance, it has held true.

If the restaurant has any sort of smell that isn’t food, don’t eat there.

Like a mildew carpet smell, or bathrooms that smell moldy.”

A close-up photo of a red menu on a restaurant table, with salt and pepper shakers in the foreground

u/tinysc137

7.

“They’re annoyed that you’re ordering food.”

“Sticky floors.”

Empty public restroom with beige tiled walls and multiple closed stalls. No people are present

u/amosc33

9.

Add in empty tables still piled with plates and you know they are incredibly short-staffed.

Time to bail out."

Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes, Nicholas Hoult at dining table in a restaurant in a scene from "The Menu"

Cuisines that don’t often have ingredients in common, which means some ingredients may sit longer."

u/Freshlyhonkedgoose

11.

“If you don’t smell food at a restaurant.

A table filled with empty dishes, plates, and bowls, with leftover food scraps and used utensils, indicating a recently finished meal

There’s a good chance everything is just microwaved.

If you see one fly, no big deal.

If you see multiple flies, leave.”

Catherine Zeta-Jones stands in a professional kitchen wearing a chef's jacket, with visible cookware and kitchen staff in the background

“Dirty floors, tables, or menus.

First red flags, and back out the door you should go.”

u/MidianMistress

13.

Person washing their hands under a running faucet with soap lather on their hands

“I always go to wash my hands after finding my table.

If the soap dispenser is empty I leave.”

“Chinese restaurant with no Chinese customers, or similar scenario for other ethnic restaurants.”

Close-up of hands typing on a laptop, with a cup and blurry background

u/theabominablewonder

15.

“The owner responding to every single negative review with absolute vitriol.”

“Dead flies on the interior window sills.”

A neon sign in the shape of a fish with the word "Fresh" in the center, symbolizing fresh seafood or fish products

u/Aunt-jobiska

17.

“Restaurants that feature seafood but do not tell you what that seafood is.

Here in South Florida, we have access to tons of delicious, sustainable, fresh fish.

Gordon Ramsay stands in a kitchen, dressed in a white chef's jacket, actively gesturing with his hands near shelves stacked with plates

“No locals dining there.”

u/doomblackdeath

19.

“IfGordon Ramsayis filming there, get out.”

What’s your biggest restaurant red flag?

Share it in the comment!

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.