Philly Restaurant Inspections

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Philly Restaurant Inspections


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.

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[SunMo]

what i don't know can't hurt me

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

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.

[Geowhizzer]

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?

[MadMarchHare]

Well, thank goodness Wizzards is clean - with the exception of the skanks.

[BigEd76]

Fernandez Grocery (South):

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

ha...the place smelled like ass

[Susquehanna Birder]

Obviously the employees are from 3rd world countries where it's standard practice to dispose of used paper in the trash bin.

[phattymatty]

ever had those octane drinks at fat tuesdays?  i have.

Oversized 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

[Susquehanna Birder]

I've had the frozen drinks at Fat Tuesdays...but in Mexico, not the one on South Street.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

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.

[QB Eagles]

Geno'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.

[Susquehanna Birder]

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.

[MDS]

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. 

[Beermonkey]

Christ, every single place in CC that I eat at, has violations.

[DutchBird]

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).