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MacDaddy77 · 03-20-2009, 02:56 PM

Thought this might be of interest. You can look up any restaurant in Calgary to see if there has been any health and safety violations recently.

http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/he...ity=&community=

PsYcNeT · 03-20-2009, 02:58 PM

Wow that website is pretty badass. You get the goods on everyone!

MacDaddy77 · 03-20-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

Wow that website is pretty badass. You get the goods on everyone!

Sure is!!

I already changed my plans for dinner once after looking at this site

troutman · 03-20-2009, 03:01 PM

Governor's, Pete's Peanut Pub and Woodys (17th) - lost my appetite.

Rhettzky · 03-20-2009, 03:01 PM

Awesome site, I use it all the time. Some restaurants you wouldn't think to look up end up having pretty bad issues with food handling, storage and even 'pests'.

Rhettzky · 03-20-2009, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by troutman

Governor's, Pete's Peanut Pub and Woodys (17th) - lost my appetite.

Now I'm really curious as to what was in 4x4's "nut sauce" wings.

troutman · 03-20-2009, 03:07 PM

CHICKEN ON THE WAY (Inspected prior to January 1, 2008.) - n/a?

Peter's Drive-In:

http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/he...ctLocationName=

4X4 · 03-20-2009, 03:10 PM

Wow. I just learned alot more than I ever wanted to know. Yikes. I was at Van's the other day and I saw the health inspector doing her thing... I could tell it wasn't going too well. Looking at that report grosses me out. Glad I only ever drink bottled beer there. I mean, it's no secret that the place is a dive, but that's a pretty terrible health history.

troutman · 03-20-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 4X4

Wow. I just learned alot more than I ever wanted to know. Yikes. I was at Van's the other day and I saw the health inspector doing her thing... I could tell it wasn't going too well. Looking at that report grosses me out. Glad I only ever drink bottled beer there. I mean, it's no secret that the place is a dive, but that's a pretty terrible health history.

Click "show all violations" for an even longer list . . .

Crazy Flamer · 03-20-2009, 04:07 PM

And I was going to take my son to Golden Bell Vietnamese Restaurant before we headed to the game tonight...

Change of plans....

Dan02 · 03-20-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 4X4

Wow. I just learned alot more than I ever wanted to know. Yikes. I was at Van's the other day and I saw the health inspector doing her thing... I could tell it wasn't going too well. Looking at that report grosses me out. Glad I only ever drink bottled beer there. I mean, it's no secret that the place is a dive, but that's a pretty terrible health history.

wholly crap, how is that place still open lol.

Ducay · 03-20-2009, 04:47 PM

The thing is, every restaurant pretty much has violations.

I-Hate-Hulse · 03-20-2009, 04:55 PM

Whoa everyone. That first link takes to a page listing all the inspections. I wouldn't get too worked up if something is listed there - it lists all inspections, good or bad.

The better page to look at is this one.

http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/pu...nspections.htm

This is when an inspection goes so bad that an Executive Health Order gets issued shutting the place down. Even on this list, distinguish between inactive and active, with inactive meaning that they've fixed the problem and had it subsequently inspected again. If anything, it may be better to eat at a place on the inactive list as they've just had their knuckles rapped and are probably still on their toes for the inspector to show up again.

The Active ones, I stay the hell away from.

ShaolinFlame · 03-20-2009, 05:00 PM

I use the Vancouver version of this site all the time.

Turns out my favorite local pub (The notorious Kingshead) is structurally unsound.

Having worked in plenty of restaurants, I would say it is almost impossible to be perfect. Things like coolers not being cold enough or meat stored on a top shelf can happen sometimes. Pests to, to an extent.

Take Hulse Haters advice. Also look for more ignorant violations on the inspections, such as open mold growing, or incredibly unsanitary conditions.

In the end, whoever eats at the places with the most violations will probably live longer than the rest of us anyways (but maybe have more diarrhea).

4X4 · 03-20-2009, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducay

The thing is, every restaurant pretty much has violations.

Volos Pizza - No Violations

SportsJunky · 03-20-2009, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

Whoa everyone. That first link takes to a page listing all the inspections. I wouldn't get too worked up if something is listed there - it lists all inspections, good or bad.

The better page to look at is this one.

http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/pu...nspections.htm

Larf! Go to the "illegal drug operations" and see if you notice a pattern with the last names of the home owners.

I-Hate-Hulse · 03-20-2009, 06:20 PM

Awesome. I just noticed that the Sukiyaki and the Thai Express in Eatons Center were ordered to close (but now inactive). I eat at those places about 2x a week. Well... I didn't die yet so....... This could explain why lines are shorter there, but it might be the construction. I've always been curious to know what the sales hit is for getting put on this list.

How's this for a weird writeup?

Locking of the ladies washroom forcing approximately 50 persons (comprising members of the seniors club, the staff and customers of the hairdressers, food establishment and other businesses) of the Five Harvest Plaza to share one toilet, one urinal and a single hand basin all located in one room without adequate privacy locks.