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50 Pictures Of The Best Of The Worst Meals That Somebody Had The Boldness To Serve

If something looks unappetizing, like it was cooked in an iron pot in the ninth circle of hell by a gastronomic demon, we’re likely to say, “Are you friggin’ kidding me? Do I look like a troll with no standards?”

50 Pictures Of The Best Of The Worst Meals That Somebody Had The Boldness To Serve

Some meals are so badly presented that they become impossible to ignore. A bad-looking plate can kill an appetite faster than almost anything else, especially when the food seems to have been assembled with zero concern for how it would actually appear.

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That is exactly the appeal of this collection, a roundup of meals, snacks, and restaurant disasters that look far worse than they should. From strange color combinations to dishes that seem barely edible, these photos show why presentation matters just as much as taste.

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Now scroll through the worst-looking meals that somehow made it to the table.

1. Rolled ice cream with chocolate topping

1. Rolled ice cream with chocolate toppingthes**ttyfoodblog
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2. An exotic salad

2. An exotic saladthes**ttyfoodblog
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3. Killed, ground, and shaped into original body

3. Killed, ground, and shaped into original bodythes**ttyfoodblog

4. Hmm...

Exotic salad with strange meat-shaped garnish on a plate.thes**ttyfoodblog

5. Plain Sushi

5. Plain Sushithes**ttyfoodblog

Some of these plates look like they were assembled in a hurry, and it shows.

6. Your creamiest potato salad

6. Your creamiest potato saladthes**ttyfoodblog

7. A $5.99 macaroni and cheese

7. A $5.99 macaroni and cheesethes**ttyfoodblog

8. Oh no

Close-up of $5.99 macaroni and cheese served in a small dish.thes**ttyfoodblog

9. I’m sorry, what is this again?

9. I’m sorry, what is this again?thes**ttyfoodblog

10. A Danish pizzeria's kiwi pizza

10. A Danish pizzeria's kiwi pizzathes**ttyfoodblog

11. Who loves banana water?

11. Who loves banana water?thes**ttyfoodblog

12. My cheese fries

12. My cheese friesthes**ttyfoodblog

13. Just why?

13. Just why?thes**ttyfoodblog

14. This monstrosity was ordered for our pizza lunch

14. This monstrosity was ordered for our pizza lunchthes**ttyfoodblog

Things only get more questionable from here.

15. A friend of mine ordered a chicken sandwich

15. A friend of mine ordered a chicken sandwichthes**ttyfoodblog

16. I'm out the door

16. I'm out the doorthes**ttyfoodblog

17. A subway pizza in Brazil

17. A subway pizza in Brazilthes**ttyfoodblog

18. They left the plastic on the cheese slice

18. They left the plastic on the cheese slicethes**ttyfoodblog

19. Taco Bell saved the best part of the tomatoes for my taco

19. Taco Bell saved the best part of the tomatoes for my tacothes**ttyfoodblog

20. The hospital has done it again

20. The hospital has done it againthes**ttyfoodblog

21. Grilled veggie sub for $15

21. Grilled veggie sub for $15thes**ttyfoodblog

22. A can of beef stock until someone mistakes it for beer

22. A can of beef stock until someone mistakes it for beerthes**ttyfoodblog

23. Dessert at a Chinese place

23. Dessert at a Chinese placethes**ttyfoodblog

24. They said this is pistachio pancakes

24. They said this is pistachio pancakesthes**ttyfoodblog

At this point, the photos are doing all the talking.

And if you’re wondering about dinner-table judgment, it’s the same vibe as the person debating whether to critique their partner’s disastrous cooking at a fancy dinner party.

25. I thought whipped cream would help the chocolate gnocchi, but...

25. I thought whipped cream would help the chocolate gnocchi, but...thes**ttyfoodblog

26. Her favorite at Popeyes was a deep-fried wrapper

26. Her favorite at Popeyes was a deep-fried wrapperthes**ttyfoodblog

27. This is a 40oz tomahawk steak with melted American cheese

27. This is a 40oz tomahawk steak with melted American cheesethes**ttyfoodblog

28. My university's pizza

28. My university's pizzathes**ttyfoodblog

29. Why do this?

29. Why do this?thes**ttyfoodblog

30. Got this burger for $10 at a football game

30. Got this burger for $10 at a football gamethes**ttyfoodblog

31. Ordered this $15 Caesar salad from a local restaurant

31. Ordered this $15 Caesar salad from a local restaurantthes**ttyfoodblog

32. Ordered banana and water, and they put the banana in the water

32. Ordered banana and water, and they put the banana in the waterthes**ttyfoodblog

33. My university's coffee maker made this

33. My university's coffee maker made thisthes**ttyfoodblog

34. When a fast food chicken has a juicy, rare center

34. When a fast food chicken has a juicy, rare centerthes**ttyfoodblog

By now, the theme is impossible to miss.

35. A Michelin star restaurant had this meal on their page

35. A Michelin star restaurant had this meal on their pagethes**ttyfoodblog

36. A $20 meal

36. A $20 mealthes**ttyfoodblog

37. Chicken sandwich

37. Chicken sandwichthes**ttyfoodblog

38. Five Guys grilled this $6 cheese, which is about 5 slices of American cheese with hamburger bun bread.

38. Five Guys grilled this $6 cheese, which is about 5 slices of American cheese with hamburger bun bread.thes**ttyfoodblog

39. Now what do we call this?

39. Now what do we call this?thes**ttyfoodblog

40. I ordered carbonara from a supposed 5-star Uber restaurant

40. I ordered carbonara from a supposed 5-star Uber restaurantthes**ttyfoodblog

41. A $0.99 burrito, shredded cheese, sour cream, Sriracha, and Flaming Hot Cheetos

41. A $0.99 burrito, shredded cheese, sour cream, Sriracha, and Flaming Hot Cheetosthes**ttyfoodblog

42. Mac and cheese stuffed hot Cheeto smothered in queso

42. Mac and cheese stuffed hot Cheeto smothered in quesothes**ttyfoodblog

43. As seen at the local pharmacy

43. As seen at the local pharmacythes**ttyfoodblog

44. Who else wants this avocado toast?

44. Who else wants this avocado toast?thes**ttyfoodblog

45. Chocolate orange + lettuce baguette with no butter

45. Chocolate orange + lettuce baguette with no butterthes**ttyfoodblog

46. Got this baked potato at work

46. Got this baked potato at workthes**ttyfoodblog

47. A deconstructed Caesar salad

47. A deconstructed Caesar saladthes**ttyfoodblog

48. Sushi roll wrapped in American cheese

48. Sushi roll wrapped in American cheesethes**ttyfoodblog

49. It has been said already

49. It has been said alreadythes**ttyfoodblog

50. A very poisonous fugu fish, now free with fried anchovies!

50. A very poisonous fugu fish, now free with fried anchovies!thes**ttyfoodblog

These meals prove that bad presentation can be unforgettable for all the wrong reasons.

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