The mayor has opened his virtual food court so you can find out if your favorite Boston eatery is a squeaky-clean bastion of hygiene or a rat-infested hellhole. We wondered what happened to the swanky spots that Northeastern journalism students found to be filthy back in September, so we looked them up:
Figs (As in Todd English's Figs) - Failed on Aug. 2, for many reasons, including "Management has not properly trained staff to use the dish machine." Passed on Aug. 9. (The original Globe article from September mentioned a rodent-related incident in 2005.)
Harvard Club - Failed on Oct. 2, but none of the failures would have caused foodborne illness. Passed on Oct. 16.
JER-NE - Not listed in the Food Court at this time. Guilty of an annoying name.
Mistral - Not listed in the Food Court at this time.
Union Oyster House - Failed on July 12 for "non-critical" reasons. Passed on July 20.
And, just for fun, we looked up the restaurants that got busted by the Inside Edition Rat Patrol, which you can see after the jump.
Bostonist's favorite album cover, which seems to scream "foodborne illness!" from Amazon.
China Pearl - Not listed in the Mayor's Food Court.
McCormick & Schmick's at Faneuil Hall - Failed on Sept. 6, but passed on Sept. 14. When they failed, three reasons they failed were considered so serious that they might cause "critical foodborne illness."
Ruth's Chris - The Mayor's Food Court choked up on a search for "Ruth's Chris" and spit out a series of results saying that it either failed on May 2 or passed with minor violations on the same day. Rodents were mentioned.
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