"McDonald's, Put This On The Menu Immediately": Fast-Food Workers Eat These Secret Menu Items All The Time, And This TikToker Proved That They're Worth Trying For Yourself
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If you've ever wondered what fast-food employees eat on the job with an entire menu of possibilities at their disposal, this post is for you. Meet Alexis Frost, a food-obsessed digital creator who's become wildly popular on TikTok for her Eating What Employees Would Order series. In the series, she tries employee-approved custom creations from well-known fast-food chains and restaurants — and weighs in on whether they're worth ordering for yourself.
To date, she's shared almost 90 droolworthy (and occasionally questionable) employee orders with her 2.3 million followers. Basically, if you can think of a popular chain restaurant, she's probably tried an employee order or two from them. She's covered everything from classic fast-food spots like McDonald's and Taco Bell to fast-casual restaurants like Panera Bread and Chipotle.
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Alexis shared that initially, the series was really intended as a means for her to connect with her followers. Since she already had a ton of fast-food employees in her community, it felt like a natural way to highlight their experiences. "I was in education for 15 years, and building rapport was my thing," Alexis told BuzzFeed, "so I'm always trying to think of new ways to build that sense of community."
But for the hundreds of suggestions and positive reactions she's received, there's always a commenter or two who likes to point out that ordering off-menu items might annoy the workers who have to assemble them. But Alexis's kindness-first approach hasn't failed her yet.
"The way I look at it, the employees are doing me a favor, and I treat them accordingly," Alexis told BuzzFeed. And when an employee's suggestions involve simply mixing two or more food items, like in this Neapolitan milkshake, she'll frequently order the items separately and combine them herself to spare the workers the unnecessary stress. "I really try to take into consideration that I'm coming into someone's place of employment and potentially making their job more difficult," she added.
Of all the custom orders she's tried to date, some have certainly stood out more than others. These 12 are a combination of her all-time favorites, plus the ones that I'm personally just dying to try for myself.
(And remember: If you try any of these at your local fast-food restaurant, be kind and tip accordingly.)