Today I was startled to read in the Edmonton Journal that one of my favorite Chinese food kiosks in West Edmonton Mall had been fined $12000 for sanitation and cockroach problems.
The article describes a scene of food being stored on the floor, raw meat soaking in stagnant water and cockroaches scurrying around the kitchen.
Where is Chief Ramsey and one of his profanity filled tyraids when we need him!!
The place makes some of the best ginger beef around, but now the thought of it makes my stomach turn. Who knows what it's been thawing in or where! Then I start wondering if it really is 'beef' in the first place. (enter Eric's favorite name for a Chinese restaurant here)
I've read stories like this before, but it's never been about a place that I eat at with reasonable regularity (no that doesn't make it worse, it just makes me want to blog about it!!)
Clearly this kind of problem is all too prevalent in the restaurant business, as indicated not only by the existence of food inspectors but the ability to Chief Ramsey to devote an entire TV show to cleaning up different restaurants with similar problems.
In all seriousness, I don't think I'll ever be eating at the Szechuan Chinese Food kiosk again. (it's in phase 3 of WEM, beside the Dairy Queen... lest you confuse it with one of the other 2 large chinese food kiosks in the same food court!!)
I guess I'll be eating more Greek and Italian food there from now on!
Here's to coakroaches and....
scratch that...
here's to a large BEER!
June 4 - Psalm 16
10 years ago
2 comments:
I'm telling ya... the "Here Kitty Kitty" will be a great success!! Best short ribs anywhere; our famous Mouse Drop(ping) Soup - and the Stir Fry?? To die from - err, I mean, "for" - to die for...
The beer should help take care of any malady that you ingest with you ginger beef.
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