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Gone Appetit

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


Posted by phew: #1 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 12:00 PM (from campus)
good thing that's not revolting.
Posted by '08: #2 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 12:16 PM (from campus)
Disgusting!

I can't wait to move out of the city in May.
Posted by The King of Spain: #3 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 12:37 PM (from campus)
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.
Posted by God only knows: #4 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 12:44 PM (from campus)
what Pinnacle's score would be. I don't buy anything from there that isn't hermetically sealed.
Posted by hmmm: #5 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 1:04 PM (from campus)
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
Posted by well,: #6 (in reply to #5) · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 1:30 PM (from campus)
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.
Posted by lawl: #7 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 1:33 PM (from campus)
clever post title, bwog
Posted by Well: #8 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 2:16 PM (from campus)
I'm just gonna vomit.
Posted by ummm: #9 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 2:44 PM (from campus)
the link for roti roll definitely says 36, not 41...
Posted by EAL: #10 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 2:45 PM (from campus)
And yet, I'm still going to eat at John Jay Dining Hall tonight. Salmonella, here I come!
Posted by nes: #11 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 4:15 PM (from campus)
Nothing will dissuade me from consuming Bombay Frankies. Palak Paneer is oral orgasm.
Posted by shock: #12 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 5:04 PM
I'm surprised at those of you who are surprised.
Posted by wtf: #13 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 5:30 PM (from campus)
"John Jay Dining Hall racked up a positively baller 32 points "

way to misuse the word "baller", even in the context of sarcasm. lol
Posted by RaZpberry: #14 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 8:02 PM (from campus)
I like the 17 points for Koronets, which include "live animal."
Posted by Hmm: #15 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 8:26 PM (from campus)
Is anyone else not unable to follow the links in this article? I would like to see this website myself...
Posted by Hmm: #16 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 8:26 PM (from campus)
not able*
Posted by Ferris Booth: #17 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 8:37 PM (from campus)
Improper Use of Utensil? Why do I feel I'd rather not know?
Posted by Witness to the filth: #18 · reply · track
February 4, 2008 at 9:23 PM
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?
Posted by Luis: #19 · reply · track
February 5, 2008 at 5:15 PM (from campus)
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.
Posted by Dylan: #20 · reply · track
February 5, 2008 at 9:12 PM (from campus)
For all you Ferris Booth supremacists, Ferris actually scored worse than Jay...33 points.

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