{"id":492,"date":"2019-09-16T09:50:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T09:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?post_type=studies&p=10774"},"modified":"2019-09-16T09:51:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T13:51:35","slug":"restaurant-health-code-violations-skyrocket-across-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/restaurant-health-code-violations-skyrocket-across-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: NYC Restaurant Health by Neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jump to Key Findings<\/a><\/p>\n

You are not alone if you’ve ever experienced something like this – you are sitting at a ramen bar, quietly enjoying your tonkatsu ramen. All of a sudden, an inspector walks in, talks to the restaurant manager, and starts taking the temperature of the seaweed sitting right by the stove. You wonder if the restaurant is in deep trouble and suspect that maybe something is wrong with the bowl of delicious ramen that you have been devouring until seconds ago.<\/p>\n

Many signs of a bad restaurant, such as grimy tables, are easy to spot. But sometimes the problems are harder to notice: unclean cookware or other kitchen equipment, food stored at improper temperatures or not protected from source of contamination, etc. Since it’s hard for us as consumers to spot problems leading to foodborne illness, we rely on the government to take actions.<\/p>\n

In New York City, the Department of Health inspects restaurants to ensure that restaurant operators meet the Health Code requirements. Inspectors make unannounced visits at least once a year, and each violation adds points to the score. The higher the score, the worse the grading and restaurants receiving bad grading risk being shut down by the government. Did you know that 894 food establishments failed their cycle inspection and were closed by the Department of Health in 2018?<\/i><\/p>\n

Inspired by the rodent study –\tIs Your City Rodent-Infested?<\/a>“<\/i> – we did last month, this month we investigated the restaurant health in New York City. Here are our key findings<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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