restaurant letter grades

A coincidence? Or the restaurant not wanting customers to know about the rats and mice found during a recent inspection?

The pricey eatery earned 42 points on an inspection in February.

Data shows that inspectors are three times as likely to give a restaurant a score that would give them an "A" grade.

Over 97% of violations brought to appeals court were upheld by an independent health tribunal.

Only 51% of restaurants in the area earned an A grade from the Department of Health compared to 80% of restaurants elsewhere in the city.

Bloomberg tries to get in some more nannying before his term ends.

Many restaurant and bar owners say the Health Department is squeezing them to make money for the city. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is reportedly working on a proposal to change that.

The owner of Cucina di Napoli claims the DOH came after him with a vengeance after he spoke out against the agency.