Dining hall food is, on the whole, pretty mediocre. But it can go from mediocre to gross when you take a look at inspection results online. In the past NYU has had some nightmarish eating conditions, this year though, it seems like our university is doing pretty well—here’s a round-up of results:
Third North Courtyard Cafe, Letter grade: A, Points: 5
Third North, home of occasional pasta bar and awesome grill section did pretty well this year, receiving only one critical violation, which said that the food wasn’t well protected from possible contamination.
Hayden, Letter grade: A, Points: 5
Hayden has a checkered past when it comes to violations—with a history of vermin. The dining hall reached an all time high last February garnering 27 points. They’ve cleaned up their act quite a bit, only receiving a minor violation.
Kimmel, Letter grade: A, Points: 2
Kimmel continues to be the beacon of all that is right with NYU dining, receiving a mere two points. Even in 2009, when all NYU dining halls were pretty gross, grade wise, Kimmel still only received a paltry amount of points.
Downstein, Letter grade: A, Points: 10
Downstein is once again a disappointment, getting the highest grade in the bunch with a history of bad grades to boot. This time around, they were stuck with a filth fly violation—meaning flies were present in the food at the time of inspection. In April, Weinstein wasn’t even given a grade, because they received a record high of 51 points—for both flies and not being “vermin proof.”
Upstein, Letter grade: A, Points: 12
Upstein did fine this inspection, but a previous grade—72 points in 2010—is incredibly alarming. Issues, that we now assume are fixed, ranged from “live mice” to inadequate “personal cleanliness” to improper pesticide use.
Palladium, Letter grade: A, Points: 9
Palladium hasn’t yet been graded after its redesign, but during the last inspection was only cited for improperly heating food—not a major problem, but still a concern.
U-Hall, Letter grade: A, Points: 5
University Hall seems to be getting better with time—first pizza, now adequate sanitary conditions.
… Rubin?
where is the ratings for rubin?
[...] “The inspections have become a revenue generator for the city at the expense of restaurant owners,” said Quinn to the New York Times. While the grade system does let New Yorkers know about restaurant cleanliness, Council Members are calling for changes to the system to the make the grades more accurate. Even though many restaurants receive A’s, that doesn’t mean a restaurant wasn’t penalized (so don’t assume NYU dining halls are the pinnacle of dining hygiene). [...]