A rodent runs around a burger joint's kitchen before accidentally falling into a deep fryer in this shocking footage.
The animal is seen weaving in and out of work utensils on a counter top as a customer tries to catch it.
The incident was captured by customer Brushawn Lewis at Bastrop Whataburger in Texas.
Uploadeding it onto Facebook on Sunday, he wrote: "This s*** is crazy I'm at whataburger in Bastrop Tx.
"It's a damn rat just out in the open! But it did get deep fried! Smdh."
Disgusted customers can be heard screaming "oh my God", "that's nasty" and ''oh s**t" as the creature makes its appearance.
The rodent comes to an unfortunate end when it falls into the fryer after a brief chase.
A worker can be heard saying 'I don't know how to turn it (the fryer) off', as people in the restaurant gasp.
A worker offers customers refunds but insists they must produce their receipts first.
The video has attracted more than 1.5millon views in the last 24 hours.
The official Whataburger Facebook page responded to the post saying the restaurant was closed and is being cleaned.
A statement said: "Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
"At Whataburger, cleanliness and food safety are top priorities for us.
"In this instance, we closed the restaurant out of an abundance of caution and notified pest control.
"The entire restaurant has since been cleaned and sanitized. We addressed this situation as quickly as possible, reinforcing procedures with our family members.
"While we’ll continue to be very diligent, it’s important to know there was no history of this type incident at this unit and there is no ongoing issue. "
