Police Seek Customer Accused Of Spitting Food On Restaurant WorkerSMITHFIELD, N.C. — Police are trying to identify a disgruntled customer accused of spitting chewed food on an employee at a Smithfield fast food restaurant. According to Smithfield Police, the customer purchased food and left the restaurant before returning to complain about the order. The customer left the business again, but reportedly returned a second time. During the second encounter, police said the customer began chewing the food before spitting it on an employee. The customer had left the restaurant before officers arrived.