Hey, there! Log in / Register
If you've got it, flaunt it
By adamg on Thu, 06/13/2019 - 12:11am
The Park Plaza Au Bon Pain didn't just put its "A" health-inspection form in its window, it put it in an illuminated frame that really shows off the letter.
Neighborhoods:
Topics:
Free tagging:
Ad:
Support Universal Hub
Help keep Universal Hub going. If you like what we're up to and want to help out, please consider a (completely non-deductible) contribution.
Comments
I am sure they paid a lot for
I am sure they paid a lot for that.
Maybe
But I'm not going to buy their undrinkable coffee again.
How long before the Licensing Board
summons them to a hearing for having an unauthorized illuminated sign in their window?
Oh, those illuminated signs!
If this was Cambridge they'd storm the place and pull the plug on the sign. The Taste Police simply wouldn't have it.
Personally, I would go for neon - lots of neon!
A day without neon is like a day without sunshine.
To mess with Cambridge
Put it in case which is illuminated by a single tea candle.
It's not a new sign
I work in the Park Plaza office building and that sign has been there, illuminated, for probably about a year. This will now be the trend, though. That restaurant doesn't just have an "A" rating it has a "Jazz Hands Sparkly 'A'" rating.
Just sayin'
back in LA the hands down best mole i ever had in my life (even better than Casa Romeros) was from a "B" restaurant.
I don't see what's so great
I don't see what's so great about AuBonPain. It's amazing they've been around Boston and surrounding Boston for years and they still have an incredible following. Whenever I saw them pour their soup into big vats from huge pillow case size plastic bags, that made me think twice. Then I read the ingredients in small print on their refrigerated items. Now that I'm middle-aged, I'm scared of processed foods. And the prices are crazy. Cook and eat at home. Make the time to do so.
What the A means
All it means is that the restaurant passed a health inspection. Don't worry, the city hasn't gotten into the restaurant review business. I thought this particular notice was interesting because it's the first one I've seen where somebody went to the trouble of putting it in an illuminated frame to highlight the letter.
Not everyone is eating from home
This particular location is in a hotel. And while it's a lovely hotel, only their biggest suites have a kitchen.
I worked at an Au Bon Pain in
I worked at an Au Bon Pain in about year 2000. The quality of the food then was pretty great compared to the other food court offerings, though our staff got bored of it and would barter with the Sabarro and DeAngelos for pizzas and ceaser salad wraps (ABP served a ceaser wrap but DeAngelos one was way better.). Yes, the soup came to the store frozen. Yes, the "fresh lemonade" came to the store in frozen milk-cartons. But we spent hours every morning preparing the salad and sandwich ingredients. And the sauces on the sandwiches were unique. I was sad to see the North Shore Mall location close recently, though. I will continue to visit the Northeastern location a few times a year. Sometimes you just need a quick Caprese Sandwich.
Bragging
I'm sure they earned it but bragging your restaurant is clean and passed an inspection is like bragging that you take care of your kids.
Yea, you're supposed to.
A plain "A" rating is better
A plain "A" rating is better than just "passing" though.
Made me look
Their record would be more impressive if they didn’t get violations every other inspection that required a re-inspection.
More like A-/B+ to me.
Pretty common
Almost no restaurant doesn't get dinged for something. Go look up a variety of places to see for yourself. Thankfully most are minor.
It's nice that Boston has them all online. Wish other towns did the same.
"Mayor's Food Court"
https://www.cityofboston.gov/isd/health/mfc/default.aspx
It's true
But that should be the difference between an A and an A-.
They're good, but overall, the grade inflation does get me. I mean, there are establishments who have repeatedly been shut down still technically getting A ratings.
Better to show off your A
Better to show off your A than to do this:
https://www.nydailynews.com/resizer/rV5lQ1U_Blw0jZhRMVfNya90aDA=/800x574...
What is the rating scale?
Has anyone seen any rating posted other than "A"? (e.g., "B" or "C" ?)