Breakfast place to open in former Garden Cafe

Somewhat off topic, but the number of bulletproof Chinese restaurants with A grades seems like further evidence that the grading system is useless. Or maybe I'm presupposing too much here.

Really? No one is going to challenge any of this story? Just praise and more praise for the poor, victimized Milk Bar?

1. I know there have been some claims that the PHP article "mis-quoted" the Milk Bar owner, but in that article he claims that fruit flies are an automatic 28 violation points. However, comparing this to another restaurant (Sarge's) that had the exact same violation of fruit flies, their total violation points were only at 20 vs. Milk Bar at 40. The truth is that a) the claim about an automatic 28 points is clearly not true and b) Even if that claim WAS true, they had other violation points.

2. The fact that you all are so amazed that Chinese food places can get A's should tell you that looks can be deceiving - your hipster haven obviously is dirtier than a hole-in-the-wall Chinese place, but somehow that's the city's fault at starting these inspections and not Milk Bar's?

3. To WhyNot_31, I suggest you read up on the results of LA's implementation of the health score cards for restaurants where researchers found a 20% decline in hospitalization due to food-borne illness. null

4) Why shouldn't the public have the right to know how sanitary a restaurant is? Prior to this it was basically either the restaurant was so bad that it was shut down or it was allowed to stay open - perhaps with many health violations. True, those violations probably come with fines, but now restaurants are publically shamed into improving.

It's disappointing that the Milk Bar owner didn't own up to the issue and instead blamed the system for somehow singling him out, even though the majority of other dining establishments in the neighborhood got a B or higher. Just because you like a certain business doesn't mean they are angels or following health codes whatsoever. Also - if this initiative raises more tax revenue for the city by cracking down on health violations that shouldn't be happening in the first place? Good! Now we just need more police to arrest all the morons who turn left onto St. Marks Ave from Flatbush!

oh, and ditto on the morons who turn left onto st. marks. an even easier ticket would be the stop sign at carlton and prospect, which is my personal pet peeve.