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DontEat.at: Check into a NYC restaurant, get texted of health code violations

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Re: DontEat.at: Check into a NYC restaurant, get texted of health code violations

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Post by maxstoller »

asnyder wrote: post #10

If possible, you should also raise flags for restaurants that have low scores in their initial inspection, but corrected it in the follow-up. You'll see lots of restaurants hit with a failing number of points, then they get the mandated follow-up visit the next week which they "clean" up their act and get an A (and all its privileges). I want to know if the restaurant I'm eating at is one of those so that I can make…

Good points, thanks. According to the NYC health department, the followup visit is "roughly" within the next month after the failed inspection -- but my guess is that they fall behind often. This is truly a MVP but I will continue to develop it if there is enough demand.

Re: DontEat.at: Check into a NYC restaurant, get texted of health code violations

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Post by Sephr »

maxstoller wrote: post #2

Wow, thanks for submitting my app. DontEat.at is my submission to the NYC BigApps competition ( http://nycbigapps.com/ ). Let me know what you think.

Do you plan on making an Android app that uses GPS? I don't use foursquare, nor do I intend on using it just for the functionality of DontEat.at. I'd prefer to just open up my DontEat.at app and it immediately informing me about the health code status of the restaurant I'm at/next to. Due to it not being limited to the limit of a text message, much more could also be explained in the analysis.

Also, if you do make an app, it shouldn't require a foursquare account to use it.

Re: DontEat.at: Check into a NYC restaurant, get texted of health code violations

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Post by maxstoller »

maxogden wrote: post #13

This is either highly coincidental or a rip off of "Don't eat that!", based in PDX: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronpk/5049962228/

Pure coincidence. I've never seen that app before and can't find it on Google. Can you link it to me?

Re: DontEat.at: Check into a NYC restaurant, get texted of health code violations

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Post by lowglow »

maxstoller wrote: post #2

Wow, thanks for submitting my app. DontEat.at is my submission to the NYC BigApps competition ( http://nycbigapps.com/ ). Let me know what you think.

I was wondering if you had an api or something I could use for my site http://www.onebigmenu.com I think it would be fantastic to get an idea of the health code violations for a place. :) drop me a line. (conrad.twizzle at gmail dot com)

Re: DontEat.at: Check into a NYC restaurant, get texted of health code violations

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Post by asnyder »

maxstoller wrote: post #11
asnyder wrote: post #10

If possible, you should also raise flags for restaurants that have low scores in their initial inspection, but corrected it in the follow-up. You'll see lots of restaurants hit with a failing number of points, then they get the mandated follow-up visit the next week which they "clean" up their act and get an A (and all its privileges). I want to know if the restaurant I'm eating at is one of those so that I can make…

Good points, thanks. According to the NYC health department, the followup visit is "roughly" within the next month after the failed inspection -- but my guess is that they fall behind often. This is truly a MVP but I will continue to develop it if there is enough demand.

Indeed, according to the fact sheet (http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/rii/restaurant-gra...)

Initial Inspection. Every restaurant is scheduled for an unannounced inspection at least once a year. A restaurant that scores 0 to 13 violation points on this inspection, called the “initial inspection,” receives an A grade.

Re-inspection. A restaurant that does not receive an A on its initial inspection does not receive a grade until it receives a re-inspection. The re-inspection will occur at least a week after the initial inspection, giving the restaurant a chance to improve its sanitary conditions. At the end of the re-inspection the restaurant will receive a grade card. If the grade is an A, the card must be posted immediately. If the grade is a B or C, the restaurant will also receive a card that says “Grade Pending.”

The restaurant has the choice of immediately posting either the grade card or the Grade Pending card until it has a chance to be heard at the Health Department’s Administrative Tribunal.

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