Great story of NYC making progress, money and corruption. We had a bad potato in a bin with 40 good potatoes.
— Joe Germanotta (@germanottajoe) June 13, 2013
Joanne Trattoria, the year-and-a-half-old restaurant from Lady Gaga's dad Joe Germanotta, received 19 violation points on its DOH inspection last week. That was enough to downgrade it from an A-grade to a B-grade. According to the DOH site, the restaurant had three "critical violations" related to the cleanliness of food surfaces, equipment storage, and food that was "adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan."
As the Daily Mail notes, Mr. Germonatta took to Twitter on Wednesday to unleash a torrent of complaints about the Department of Health, the grading system, the inspector that visited the restaurant (which he names), and her boss (which he also names). According to Germanotta, the violation that did him in was related to one "bad potato" that was mixed in with a bunch of good potatoes. Here's a look at some of Joe's Twitter rant:
Great story of NYC making progress, money and corruption. We had a bad potato in a bin with 40 good potatoes.
— Joe Germanotta (@germanottajoe) June 13, 2013
It wasn't being served to a customer, it was raw, and when the inspector pointed it out we threw it away. How many bad veggies do you toss?
— Joe Germanotta (@germanottajoe) June 13, 2013
I'm sure Bloomberg should toss more than 1 a day.
— Joe Germanotta (@germanottajoe) June 13, 2013
Regardless, the inspector gave us 7 points for a bad potato in a storage bin on our health department inspection,
— Joe Germanotta (@germanottajoe) June 13, 2013
Here's my violations at 10:40 pm after the kitchen has been closed for 40 minutes. Potato Peeler 5 points -- We were cleaning
— Joe Germanotta (@germanottajoe) June 13, 2013
Ice Scoop not in a storage holder, it was in the dish machine - 5 points
— Joe Germanotta (@germanottajoe) June 13, 2013
He took our A and left B or Grade Pending sign, our choice to display. Seems a little harsh.
— Joe Germanotta (@germanottajoe) June 13, 2013
You really need to assess your role and service to NYC. I guess Bloomberg assigned you a quota, just wait till I see him or Scott again.
— Joe Germanotta (@germanottajoe) June 13, 2013
What do you think? Post your messages to Mike Bloomberg, the root cause.
— Joe Germanotta (@germanottajoe) June 13, 2013
Sorry guys and gals, Mister G is angry.
— Joe Germanotta (@germanottajoe) June 13, 2013
· @germanottajoe [Twitter]
· Lady Gaga's Parents' Restaurant Downgraded to B Hygiene Rating [Daily Mail]
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