Whiskered dumplings
Riled Review: Joe's Shanghai
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Joe's Shanghai (Manhattan)
9 Pell St. (bet. Bowery & Mott St.), 212-233-8888
"Best soup dumplings" in town steamed on "food contact surfaces not properly maintained." Crowds "come in droves" to scarf up fare "not protected from potential source of contamination," and prepared with "inadequate lighting." P.S. the zinger on top of "best Chinatown lunch" is "evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food areas."
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Restaurant Inspection points: 26.
Posted on October 16, 2006
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Comments (4)
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Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww
Posted by: Joe's Shanghai, Never Again | Monday, October 16, 2006 at 07:23 AM
good thing I did not read this article before I was taken to Joe's Shanghai this past weekend... because damn, those were the best dumplings I have ever had!
Posted by: megan | Monday, October 16, 2006 at 10:12 AM
If you read enough of these restaurant inspections, many have the same issues. You'd be surprised how many of these violations you probably break in your own kitchen.
Posted by: Brad | Monday, October 16, 2006 at 02:52 PM
Got rats in my kitchen. Lucky for me, all the lights are busted out so I can't see them.
And when you come over for the dinner party, you won't see them either!
Posted by: Captain Hygiene | Monday, October 16, 2006 at 02:57 PM