10 Things Your Restaurant Won’t Tell You

Posted by Mike Richard on July 20, 2007
Filed under: Food + Booze, Sidelines

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Rich Minx points us to 10 Things Your Restaurant Won’t Tell You.

2. “Eating here could make you sick.”

“You don’t call out (sick) unless you’re on your deathbed,” says freelance chef Leah Grossman. Indeed, according to a recent study, 58% of salaried New York City restaurant workers reported going to work when sick; the number is even higher for those without benefits.

“A lot of poor, transient people work in restaurants,” says Peter Francis, a co-author of industry exposé “How to Burn Down the House.” “They’re not giving up the $100 they’d make in a shift because they’re sick.”

Lovely. Evidently the fun of food poisoning is not solely enjoyed by those traveling outside the U.S.

“Would you like to try the Influenza Vinaigrette this evening, sir? It’s our signature dressing.”

How can you protect yourself? Check inspection results, which are often posted online by local departments of public health. Or just visit the restroom; it “tells you everything you need to know about a restaurant,” Francis says.

Indeed.

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Vagabondish editor Mike Richard lives in Rhode Island - a small patch of land in the northeastern U.S. He is a professional web designer and travel junkie with an unhealthy addiction to backpacking, camping, hiking and seeing the world. He enjoys knit hats and speaking in the third person.



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Geedos
July 21st, 2007 - 1:17 am

Yikes! From now on I’m checking the restrooms before I place my order!