Gothamist: Department of Health on NYC Restaurants

Peter

Fri, 07 Nov 2003 01:27:57 -0500

Great comments guys. Peter FDA

Glenn

Mon, 07 Jul 2003 18:10:50 -0500

Speaking as somebody who has been sick from eating in India and South America, I'm not going to worry if a restaurant has been closed for health code violations. Compared to eating street food in Calcutta or La Paz, eating in the U.S. is like dining in a sterile operating room.

jake

Mon, 07 Jul 2003 10:33:41 -0500

i think most restaurants are expected to have a few violations- it's impossible to keep a place spotless all the time with so many people running around and all that food. still- fuck dojo- the only reason i'd go back there is to train my GI system for a trip to india or south america. i mean, you get dirty just walking in the front door.

DodgeThis

Mon, 07 Jul 2003 10:00:33 -0500

I checked all of my fav's and most of them have some violation or another. Planet sushi on the West side one of my casual favs, was on the list of violations for rodent droppings!!! The sadder thing is I will still go anyway!

greg.org

Mon, 07 Jul 2003 09:20:40 -0500

Elizabeth Kolbert had a cringe-inducing piece about NYC health food inspectors, "Everyone Lies," last August. My takeaway: every restaurant in NYC would fail a health inspection, including all the ones we go to every day and night. Yet we're still alive, so it's ok. Here's EK talking about the article. http://www.newyorker.com/online/content/?020819on_onlineonly01

Jen

Mon, 07 Jul 2003 09:05:28 -0500

Having eaten in some pretty grossly maintained by delicious establishments (like Chinatown - what they skimp on following health code violations can be made up in delicious eating for cheap), I think I'll be more adventurous, unless they are serving humans. But bathroom cleanliness - that's important. If the restaurant's bathroom is basically like the 10th hour of a Porta-San, forget it.