Stomach-churning moment fast food worker is caught SPITTING in burger at McDonald's knock-off in covert video

The Irish Sun

16-07-2025

THIS is the stomach-churning moment a fast-food worker is caught spitting into a burger at a McDonald's knock-off chain in Russia.
Footage secretly filmed at a Tasty Dot drive-thru in Rostov shows the disgruntled employee preparing two quarter-pounders before the disgusting move.
5
Employee Nikita checks if nobody's watching before spitting onto the customer's burger
Credit: Clipzilla/NX
5
The employee spread the saliva on the meat after spitting on it
Credit: Clipzilla/NX
5
Tasty Dot took over McDonald's branches after the fast-food giant pulled out of Russia when the Ukraine war began
Credit: Shutterstock
He is seen glancing around to check the coast is clear before leaning in, hawking spit onto one of the patties and spreading it over the meat.
The worker - named only as Nikita - then tops the burger with a slice of cheese to hide his saliva surprise, before boxing up the food and passing it through the window.
The vile hack came after the customer who ordered the burgers had a heated exchange with Nikita while placing his order on Monday.
Suspicious of the worker's behaviour, the diner decided to film his order being prepared, and ended up exposing the grim act in full.
Read more on the Ukraine war
Local media reports that Nikita was immediately fired by the Tasty Dot branch.
The copycat chain took over all of Russia's McDonald's branches after the global fast-food giant pulled out of the country
The incident has sparked fury across Russian social media, with users slamming the former employee and raising concerns about hygiene standards at the new chain.
Speaking out after the footage went viral, Nikita attempted to defend his actions.
Most read in The US Sun
He claimed: "Some of them shouted, insulted me and ordered me to hurry up. Then they promised to get out of the car and hit me."
Tasty Dot confirmed his sacking, saying: "His actions did not live up to our values."
McDonald's to PERMANENTLY leave Russia and will sell all 850 stores after 30 years in response to Ukraine war
Out of Russia
Tasty Dot was born out of one of the biggest corporate exits from Russia in modern history.
McDonald's officially quit the country in 2022, permanently shutting its 847 stores after Vladimir Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine.
The move ended a 30-year era that began in 1990, when the first McDonald's opened in Moscow's Pushkin Square and 30,000 curious customers queued up to try a Big Mac.
At the time, it was seen as a symbol of the West arriving in the crumbling Soviet Union.
But after the invasion, McDonald's said the "unpredictable operating environment" and "humanitarian crisis
Chief executive Chris Kempczinski said at the time: "We have a commitment to our global community and must remain steadfast in our values.
"And our commitment to our values means that we can no longer keep the Arches shining there."
The company promised to sell all Russian branches to a local buyer and ensure workers would keep their jobs, but made it clear the restaurants would no longer use McDonald's branding or menu.
Tasty Dot, the replacement brand, kept most of the same layout and look — minus the Golden Arches — and was meant to represent business as usual under new ownership.
But now, this revolting spitting scandal risks tarnishing the replacement chain's image just as it attempts to gain public trust.
One disgusted social media user wrote: 'Bring back McDonald's. At least they didn't serve up burgers with DNA toppings.'
5
McDonald's is selling its restaurants in Russia
5
The company has 847 branches in Russia, employing 62,000 people