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I see what you did there.

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If they didn't find rat droppings, I would say they weren't looking hard enough (though what they did find is plenty). I had a relative that worked for a state health dept and he said the swankiest restaurants had 'em. You could tell by the grease marks running along the baseboards. He never ate out in restaurants.

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Bass has yellow worms too.

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I shouldn't ask, but what kind of bass? Stripped, small mouth, black? I wouldn't eat a large mouth unless I'd gone a few days without any food.

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Geuss they forgot the thermometers for the refrigerators. I've never heard the phrase, " treat fish for parasites " or whosy whatsis, but judging from another Chef's comment - trim 🐟? It's not like they can dunk filets of sole in sanitizer and then serve it. De-worm cod ? Scrub oysters ?Soak mussels in corn flour and water ?I've cooked for along time damn I should know this mysterious health inspector phrase. I worked in a place that had fruit flies and mouse droppings in the corner, no walk in at all, just a bunch of extremely dirty fridges the guys on the line would ask the night porter to clean for them, lol. Pass the buck, much ?And they STILL got a good grade on their inspection after a slap on the wrist. They never washed their full sheet pans that were under heavy rotation, no time, no real dishwasher, no inclination....

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My partner and I both used to work in kitchens, and 110% yes, I would agree. I've worked in *super* clean 'greasy spoon'-type kitchens and in a beautiful (if cramped) four star kitchen, but the 'hey, kids, let's go out for a nice meal for your birthday!' place was by far the grossest. Fucking roaches everywhere. And that's just when the lights were still on.

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Rather than Mr Creosote, perhaps a more apt but still Monty Python related reference would be "Basil the Rat"

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Just found out who the new pastry chef is at Mar-A-Lago https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

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Fish designed to be served raw or undercooked, the inspection report reads, had not undergone proper parasite destruction.

It may come as a shock to people who erroneously think that seafood served within view of the ocean is magically fresher, than say sushi in Denver or Des Moines...

All seafood to be consumed raw MUST be flash frozen then thawed.

They were trying to be cheap and got the regular grade.https://media4.giphy.com/me...

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Flash frozen kills parasites.

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I dunno but a Chinese restaurant in my hometown got written up for having cat in the freezer. Claimed it was "off menu" for Chinese people only. 😁

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The main restaurant of Mr. " I only hire the best people " Trump - who charges $200K for yearly membership for his private club, stores chicken at 49 degrees, duck at 50 degrees, raw beef at 50 degrees and ham at 57 degrees.

What a joke that Donald Trump a-hole is!!!!

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Can't see cheap ass Trump disposing of all the food in a walk-in cooler.

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It may come as a shock to people who erroneously think that seafood served within view of the ocean is magically fresher, than say sushi in Denver or Des Moines...All seafood to be consumed raw MUST be flash frozen then thawed.Once a product is frozen, it's frozen - it's no longer "fresh."

Got a link to your assertion?

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