SouthWest NY, a “contemporary southwestern” restaurant which opened in the World Financial Center in 1999 and enjoys a crowd of power lunchers and happy hour patrons, was slapped with a whopping 70 violation points from Health Department inspectors. The eatery is infested with rodents, roaches and other undesirable critters.
DNA Info reports that SouthWest NY racked up more violation points than any other food establishment in Battery Park City. The restaurant was also cited for its employees slovenly procedures, such as touching food with their bare hands and contaminating raw and prepared food.
Overall, the city is cracking down on restaurants, attempting to grade them on an A through C scale. Any establishment with 28 or more violation points is “awarded†a “C†rating and is subject to monthly follow up inspections until improvement is shown. The restaurants will be forced to shut down if they don’t fix the problems. SouthWest NY obviously ranks in the “C†category but has a chance to appeal once it receives a final rating.
Would you eat at SouthWest NY even if they improved their rating and got rid of their roaches and rodents or has your faith in this foodery eroded?
several years ago, my son got food poisoning following a meal there and despite its peachy setting, I vowed never to return again… seems like they haven’t cleaned up their act, so to speak
I made the mistake of eating there 2 weekends ago, and spent the weekend laid up with food poisoning. This surprises me not a whit, in retrospect.
I don’t care how they’ve gussied themselves for the inspectors last week, as a local I’ll never return, and warn others of the same.
I worked her
Same story. I entertained two people. Both had a pork dish. Both spent the evening on the comode!