A few tipsters have sent Bwog links to a website called EveryBlock. Users can search by zip code or address to find out all sorts of neat things about a neighborhood like elevator malfunctions, construction work violations and grossest of all: restaurants’ health code violations.
Kitchenette scored a moderately upsetting 14 points, the most nauseating of which was “food surface not washed.” Other points came from the failure to “post signs” or have a working thermometer.
An impressive 29 points were awarded to Subconscious. Apparently they’re still serving NYC-banned trans fat, among other things.
But today’s big winner is John Jay. During its inspection at the end of January, John Jay Dining Hall racked up a positively baller 32 points for everything from inadequate lighting to “food not protected from contamination” to mice.
In comparison, Hewitt Dining Hall only had 9 points of violations, the most egregious of which were “flying insects” and the cryptic “Other/Employee in separate smoking room.”
And the rest of the best:
Deluxe: 11 points
Tom’s: 7 points
Java City: 12 points
Roti Roll: 41 points (Watch your back John Jay!)
Starbucks: 10 points
Tasti D Lite: 2 points
Blue Java: 12 points
Artopolis: 17 points
V&T: 15 points
Ferris Booth: 33 points
Am Cafe: 6 points
Bwog has just two questions: Ham? Del?
– JNW
20 Comments
@Dylan For all you Ferris Booth supremacists, Ferris actually scored worse than Jay…33 points.
http://nyc.everyblock.com/restaurant-inspections/by-date/2007/10/31/598721/
@Luis I never thought I’d say ‘only 36 food violation points’, but yeah, Roti Roll has only 36 violation points, not 41. Some of that has to be suite’s fault, too- ‘toilets not maintained’? Roti Roll, as far as I know, doesn’t have any toilets.
Still… eww.
@Witness to the filth I saw a massive cockroach on the wall when I was at Deluxe, so I’m a little surprised that “gigantic insect” isn’t listed as one of the violations. Perhaps they joined the snowbirds in Florida for the winter?
@Ferris Booth Improper Use of Utensil? Why do I feel I’d rather not know?
@Hmm not able*
@Hmm Is anyone else not unable to follow the links in this article? I would like to see this website myself…
@Anonymous I like the 17 points for Koronets, which include “live animal.”
@wtf “John Jay Dining Hall racked up a positively baller 32 points ”
way to misuse the word “baller”, even in the context of sarcasm. lol
@shock I’m surprised at those of you who are surprised.
@nes Nothing will dissuade me from consuming Bombay Frankies. Palak Paneer is oral orgasm.
@EAL And yet, I’m still going to eat at John Jay Dining Hall tonight. Salmonella, here I come!
@ummm the link for roti roll definitely says 36, not 41…
@Well I’m just gonna vomit.
@lawl clever post title, bwog
@hmmm well, it looks like another reason to consume a 100% tasti-D diet. Guess all those barnard girls weren’t too far off the mark
@well, how could you possible make tasti-d unsanitary, other than to sneeze on it, i mean really. it comes out of a machine and goes into a cup.
@God only knows what Pinnacle’s score would be. I don’t buy anything from there that isn’t hermetically sealed.
@The King of Spain Roti Roll is jointly listed with Suite, so the problems could be less severe – or it’s just wishful thinking. Kind of amazing that Tom’s isn’t utterly disgusting, like its food.
@'08 Disgusting!
I can’t wait to move out of the city in May.
@phew good thing that’s not revolting.