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Title: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: MURP on June 12, 2006, 05:30:11 PM
Philly Restaurant Inspections (http://www.phila.gov/health/units/ehs/Restaurant_Inspectio.html)


there was a big article in the Inqurier this past weekend about how bad the Philly restaurant inspections are.  The information on violations was never made public before now.  They provided the link so you can actually check them out yourself.

Mouse Infestation Present. 
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: SunMo on June 12, 2006, 05:33:26 PM
what i don't know can't hurt me
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on June 12, 2006, 05:40:51 PM
Ha!  I used to get lunch at the Green Village Food Market regularly when I was an intern in Center City.

Wow... Ruth's Chris is basically the nastiest place on there.
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: Geowhizzer on June 12, 2006, 05:50:13 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 12, 2006, 05:40:51 PM
Ha!  I used to get lunch at the Green Village Food Market regularly when I was an intern in Center City.

Wow... Ruth's Chris is basically the nastiest place on there.

Inverted relation to price, huh?
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: MadMarchHare on June 12, 2006, 05:50:35 PM
Well, thank goodness Wizzards is clean - with the exception of the skanks.
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: BigEd76 on June 12, 2006, 06:09:58 PM
Fernandez Grocery (South):

QuoteALL EMPLOYEES MUST DISPOSE OF SOILED TOILET PAPER IN TOILET. (*currently disposed of in waste bin)

ha...the place smelled like ass
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on June 12, 2006, 06:12:03 PM
Obviously the employees are from 3rd world countries where it's standard practice to dispose of used paper in the trash bin.
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: phattymatty on June 12, 2006, 06:12:30 PM
ever had those octane drinks at fat tuesdays?  i have.

QuoteOversized equipment is not properly washed or sanitized. 40
Gallon trash can is used to mix daiquiris and then contents are poured
into the machines. Management stated that this trashcan is used only
for daiquiris, specifically their speciality drink, 190 octane. This trash
can is then cleaned in the mop sink. 
Orders: Provide an NSF 1 compartment sink to properly clean all
equipment used to make these daquiris or discontinue current daquiri
making practices. Provide food grade, NSF approved containers
instead of trashcans. Management instructed to initiate immediate
corrective action
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on June 12, 2006, 06:25:51 PM
I've had the frozen drinks at Fat Tuesdays...but in Mexico, not the one on South Street.
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on June 12, 2006, 07:38:37 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on June 12, 2006, 06:25:51 PM
I've had the frozen drinks at Fat Tuesdays...but in Mexico, not the one on South Street.

Well, I'm sure the one in Mexico is on similar par for sanitation.
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: QB Eagles on June 12, 2006, 07:53:09 PM
QuoteGeno's Steaks
1219 S 9th St Philadelphia PA 19147
11/9/05

10-02.2 (B) Food equipment and utensils are improperly sanitized-----
utensil sink is not set-up properly---wash, rinse, rinse w/sanitizer (full
immersion), and air dry. Management instructed to initiate immediate
corrective action.

Yo, I think you have bigger problems than Spanish people, Geno's dude.
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on June 12, 2006, 09:09:13 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 12, 2006, 07:38:37 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on June 12, 2006, 06:25:51 PM
I've had the frozen drinks at Fat Tuesdays...but in Mexico, not the one on South Street.

Well, I'm sure the one in Mexico is on similar par for sanitation.

I figured as long as they didn't use bad water, the alcohol would take care of most (if not all) of the bad stuff.
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: MDS on June 12, 2006, 09:48:57 PM
Shock, there is a laundry list of complaints to all the places on Temples campus. Mama Mia Pizza (I've been there once) has 3 of its own pages.  :-D
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: Beermonkey on June 12, 2006, 10:05:27 PM
Christ, every single place in CC that I eat at, has violations.
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: DutchBird on June 13, 2006, 06:32:48 AM
I am not sure how it is in the States,

but having been responsible for the clean up operations at a fraternity diner, which has to comply with Dutch FAA regulations, I have come to the conclusion that full compliance with all regulations is all but impossible for a lot of places. Unless you want to see prices increase dramatically.

Some of the regulations are (almost) 100% contradictory, some almost impossible to comply if you want to keep the workplace workable. Let alone that it seems that sometimes regulations would force a business to remodell their kitchen every couple of years. Or would force one to stack up big time on appliances (see the "airdry utensils" example).

Of course there has to be some standard, but if FAA regulations are the rule 99% of private kitchens would be inappropriate for cooking (unless you hire someone to spend forever in the kitchen).
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: MadMarchHare on June 13, 2006, 07:53:52 AM
If it's any consolation....the pH of the stomach is approximately 1.  A solution at that pH will lead to skin blistering after short exposure, and is enough to eat holes through an aluminum canoe.  Nearly everything you swallow will be not alive soon after.

Of course, there's still botulinum toxin to worry about, but that's pretty rare.....
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: Geowhizzer on June 13, 2006, 09:27:36 AM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on June 13, 2006, 07:53:52 AM
If it's any consolation....the pH of the stomach is approximately 1.  A solution at that pH will lead to skin blistering after short exposure, and is enough to eat holes through an aluminum canoe.  Nearly everything you swallow will be not alive soon after.

Of course, there's still botulinum toxin to worry about, but that's pretty rare.....

Thanks, MMH, now you've gone and made me hungry.

Aluminum canoes...  :drool
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: Butchers Bill on June 13, 2006, 10:06:23 AM
Engine 46 Steakhouse:   :puke



Quote
7-01 (D) Roach infestation is present - live roach observed in
basement. Management instructed to initiate immediate corrective
action.

4-03.4 Food is stored beneath unprotected sewer lines or dripping
water lines - above basement food prep sink. Management instructed
to initiate immediate corrective action.

7-01 (L) Mouse infestation is present - mouse in snap trap observed
behind bar. Management instructed to initiate immediate corrective
action.
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: MURP on June 13, 2006, 10:39:53 AM
i know where im going for lunch. 

QuoteArt Museum Restaurant-

7-01 D -  Numerous Roaches. One with Egg Sack observed in stem of shelf above steam table.


Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: QB Eagles on June 13, 2006, 06:54:22 PM
Not totally unexpected to find that at the Art Museum. A roach egg sack is kind of like nature's modern art.
Title: Re: Philly Restaurant Inspections
Post by: Diomedes on June 13, 2006, 08:31:49 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 13, 2006, 09:27:36 AMThanks, MMH, now you've gone and made me hungry.

Aluminum canoes...  :drool

Ha.