Restaurants and health grades

[DeusExMachina]

Originally Posted by Owen

This is a lie. Din Tai Fung is not only delicious (26 from Zagat I think; maybe higher) but it has an A...

ding tai fung in arcadia? They have an A??? I could have sworn they were at a B the last time I went there. THen again they don't serve a particular wide variety of stuff.

[darkarn]

*Sees the topic sentence* If you don't mind, I would also like to add that my country also have the grading system. All food stalls in Singapore are required to have these grades in order to get their operating liscence.... So, there's A B C and D.... But if you get a D, you won't be forced to shut down.... You have to shut down only if your restaurant got a serious offence, like all your patrons getting samonella or something.... So far, I noticed that all fast-food restaurants and those chi-chi(elegant) restaurants always have As....

[ANGRY ABOUT ENGLISH]

I suspect it may be a California-wide law, as here in San Diego the grades are required to be displayed (same system and everything).

I can't speak for Chinese food (not a favorite of mine), but yes, the better the Mexican food, the more likely that you'll see a B/C rating. Before I knew about the grading scale as a kid, I always just noticed that there were a shitload more flies around the good food. (Take that, Taco Bell!)

[Testament]

I've seen a lot of good Chinese food restaurants with A's. They can take you down to a B for the dumbest things, though.

I've seen more cockroaches in A restaurants than anywhere else, so most of these grades are bullshit.

[darkarn]

Originally Posted by Fletcher

I suspect it may be a California-wide law, as here in San Diego the grades are required to be displayed (same system and everything).

I can't speak for Chinese food (not a favorite of mine), but yes, the better the Mexican food, the more likely that you'll see a B/C rating. Before I knew about the grading scale as a kid, I always just noticed that there were a shitload more flies around the good food. (Take that, Taco Bell!)

Agreed, Taco Bell' food taste much worse than KFC or Pizza Hut... Once, the news even reported a case of people have pieces of glass and cockroaches in their tacos! *Runs to the toilet and starts to puke*

I've seen more cockroaches in A restaurants than anywhere else, so most of these grades are bullshit.

Which supports this point.... But again, those grades are usually accurate... Hmmm.....

[DeusExMachina]

Ever heard the urban legend that some lady ate at taco bell, and in the burrito she ate there was a cockroach egg. The cockroach egg made its way into her jaw and like a few days later it started swelling because the cockroach egg was maturing and starting to hatch or some shit like that. (I dont know bio or would I ever be interested in how cockroaches reproduce) They did surgically remove the cockroach and taco bell did settlement for 2 million dollars with her provided the news didn't reach public.

[3cmrgx3]

Originally Posted by DeusExMachina

How many of you guys live in an area where restaurants display a health grade on the entrance of their establishment?

In LA they look like that.

I notice all the chinese restaurants never score higher than a B.

Thats cus chinese people eat cats, and dogs, and whatever.... (Ever think ur kung-pao chicken tastes a bit wierd?) XP

[DeusExMachina]

Originally Posted by 3cmrgx3

Thats cus chinese people eat cats, and dogs, and whatever.... (Ever think ur kung-pao chicken tastes a bit wierd?) XP

Actually part of the reason why chinese restaraunts never score A is because they serve too many types of foods and to properly store it all and prepare it in a "A grade" standard would be too expensive. Chinese people lie on taxes, so obviously they wouldn't go the extra mile to provide better food service to anyone.

Not me though, I don't lie on taxes. I couldn't even if I wanted to.

[Untouchable]

Originally Posted by Nomi

I've never even heard of grades for a restaurant being posted before. Is it a regional thing?

Neither have I. The only grades I was ever aware of were the grades that 20-20, Dateline, etc. had on TV.