After a thorough investigation, DOI found a disturbing lack of diligence on the part of the public health sanitarian who inspected the restaurant as well as a breakdown in the supervision of the inspector," DOI Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn said.Lazy bastard. In other news, we're reading Rats by Robert Sullivan and we are really enjoying it. —MEGHANN MARCOThe DOI said the inspector, Cemone Thomas, "underreported the rodent-related findings and failed to take proper action ... which constituted a 'gross dereliction' of her duties."
On Feb. 22, Thomas documented only 87 rat droppings and didn't cite an additional 20, which would have caused the restaurant to fail the inspection and could have forced it to close immediately, the DOI said.
The DOI said evidence in the case suggested that Thomas simply couldn't be bothered to do a more comprehensive report because she might have been trying to "avoid the additional time it would have taken for further enforcement steps."
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The NYHD should look into this sleazy inspectors bank accounts and see if he is not suspiciously adding large amounts of cash above his pathetic salary amount, I smell a bribery.
]]>If you saw a rat crawl over your food after you took a bite, you're mental hygiene would suffer just as much as your stomach...
]]>I don't know about you, but if it were my kitchen I would take the initiative and not wait for the inspector to tell me that a bunch of rat shit is a problem. I guess they just don't give a...rat's ass.
]]>baja fresh at dupont circle reopened in less than 24 hours after they were shut.
there's an article somewhere in the washington post about it, too. the surprise inspections were modeled after the NYC ones.
Do people really eat at KFC anymore to begin with?
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