Gross food ratings?
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Topic: Gross food ratings?
Posted By: Bombshell
Subject: Gross food ratings?
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 8:22am
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ok so we have a nice cafe down at Botany (by mitre 10 mega) called pickles....
Nice UNTIL i read today that it has an E grade rating....GROSSSSSS and they are so pretentious there yet have that rating.... I read thru all the ratings in paper just in case my fave kebab shop was mentioned...luckily it wasnt and hope it wont be on target either...that will make me weep otherwise!!! I staying well away from those E rating food places...GROSSSS....hope none are YOUR local takeout??? |
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 8:24am
| where did you see this? |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 8:26am
| it is in herald on sunday.... |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 8:53am
You're kidding??? All the other Pickles have always had A ratings!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 12:18pm
ewwwww i resturnt we clean has a b- and its very popurla ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 12:58pm
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I have a habit of checking the food rating. E is border line shut down! We eat only at A or B, there is no c to enable them to be distinguished (SP?) D & E are lucky they can still operate. |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 1:13pm
| the article basically said that they wiould only eat at an A rating one and nothing less....I am sooo gonna check next time i eat somewhere...lucky our fave chinese is an A!!! |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 1:16pm
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sometimes eateries get a b because their staff havent been on certain courses. ie food hygene course. So i wouldnt bag all the b's. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 1:23pm
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Sometimes they have that rating as the staff aren't quailified with food safety. But still in saying that I wouldn't be eating at an E. Last time they were done in Palmy Most got A's or B's. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 2:24pm
| Gissy district council actually has a by-law requiring anyone handling food to have a food handlers cert. good idea i think - even applies to supermarlet workers. |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 2:43pm
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where is the food rating for a particular town/city? is there somewhere online that i could look up and check. would hate to be eating at e places, but not sure i would remember to check or know where to look in the resturant or cafe itself.
ew though that someone can get down to an E!!! ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 2:52pm
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Some of the local city council websites have their food ratings on it. That would be the only place I could think of to have a look! ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 4:03pm
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If you ask your local council they will hav ehe info. And it is usually a by-law that the certificate is visable. If it isn't you can ask to see it, if they refuse you can get them in a lot of trouble. They did a thing on Target last year and the Loaded Hog on the waterfront was pulled up for not displaying it. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 4:17pm
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Here's a link to the Auckland City Council food grading search:
http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/services/foodsearch/default.asp - Food Grades in Auckland |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 9:17pm
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In Waitak city it has to be visible from the outside of the premises.
I'd eat in an A or B, but not in a D or E. Our fave takeaways is a B. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: hailstones
Date Posted: 16 July 2007 at 8:12am
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Thought I might clarify some things for you all - having been through numerous kitchen inspections myself (which are nerve racking - even though there is nothing wrong). Also have to say this is pretty much from a Dunedin (inspectors) point of view but By-laws in food handling/premise are very similar.
The difference between an A or B rating can be 1 or 2 points (Dunedin works on a point system when grading), it can come down to -not having a written cleaning programme - even though premise is clean and well maintained -not having a written/recordable food safety programme - ie temp charts for fridges etc - As said above (and by-law in most if not all councils), handlers must all hold a food safety cert, if not all of them then some points will be deducted -Also all premises by law have to have a written sickness policy As you can tell alot of it can come down to paper work, and I know of some places that should have an A that haven't got it due to lack of documentation, and some A's that shouldn't really get that A but have been lucky on the day and have very good records. All food certs should be clearly displayed for diners to see! Personally I would eat at an A or a B rated place but not a D - as usually D's have failed numerous times on numerous aspects of their kitchens. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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