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DIWhy-not t1_j0e7b3h wrote

NYC went hardcore with it I believe under Bloomberg when a video of rats crawling all over a closed restraint that someone shot through the windows went viral on national news.

It’s positive and negative, honestly. I mean New York is a HUGE, densely populated, and objectively filthy city with a massive rat and roach problem. Even having been on the wrong end of brutal DOH violations and fines, and even though I think a lot of their rules are absurd and are clearly there to milk money, I think their hardline stance is a net positive.

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cincobarrio t1_j0e8aik wrote

Wow yeah, the famous Taco Bell rats, which would go on to be referenced in a beastie boys song. I believe the letter grading system got started right after that.

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DIWhy-not t1_j0eatqp wrote

Hahaha, yup! Man, I couldn’t remember if it was a Wendy’s or a Taco Bell!

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Mimshot t1_j0f00i9 wrote

And that’s why it went national news: only tourists eat at Taco Bell in nyc.

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Spacepirateroberts t1_j0ebqma wrote

That honestly makes a lot of sense, a dirty restaurant here could maaaaaybe get 50-100 people sick in a day. In huge cities being way more stringent makes sense as a whole lot more people can be affected.

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