...because they're not "safe" and therefore illegal
That's right, a B-grade is a sign of a quality restaurant. I knew it. I freaking knew it.
Score one for my naive empiricism. Anecdotal evidence wins!
I'd noticed some curious B-Grade ratings. It started with Billy's Bakery and RUB (Righteous Urban Barbecue) which are two of my favorite places to eat. It didn't make sense that two of the places I loved most were being given B grades, especially when I couldn't find any places I didn't like that had that rating. I kept a close eye on that, and kept noticing that the places with such ratings seemed to be above average on every other metric, and never once did they appear to have any actual health issues.
It's old news to most of you by now, I'm sure, but now we know why. The next time someone uses this as a good example of government intervention, they need to look elsewhere.
The flip side to that is that I've seen a few C or worse grades, and universally I understand where those are coming from without even having to go inside; I did once out of curiosity, and am curious no longer. This is likely due to a signaling equilibrium. If you get a B rating, it could be a slip on something trivial, or it could be you actually fighting to offer quality food instead of freezing and zapping everything into oblivion. If you get a C rating, it often enough because you're not running a clean kitchen that nice places will do whatever it takes to avoid getting a C, which makes a C a very bad sign, thus forcing a lot of freezing and zapping into oblivion, and/or additional costs that are passed along.
And of course, the one time I saw a notice that the place had failed and was being closed, it was a Domino's Pizza, so that's an example of good government intervention. Alas, like all good things, it came to an end, and they were allowed to reopen. Bastards.
Score one for my naive empiricism. Anecdotal evidence wins!
I'd noticed some curious B-Grade ratings. It started with Billy's Bakery and RUB (Righteous Urban Barbecue) which are two of my favorite places to eat. It didn't make sense that two of the places I loved most were being given B grades, especially when I couldn't find any places I didn't like that had that rating. I kept a close eye on that, and kept noticing that the places with such ratings seemed to be above average on every other metric, and never once did they appear to have any actual health issues.
It's old news to most of you by now, I'm sure, but now we know why. The next time someone uses this as a good example of government intervention, they need to look elsewhere.
The flip side to that is that I've seen a few C or worse grades, and universally I understand where those are coming from without even having to go inside; I did once out of curiosity, and am curious no longer. This is likely due to a signaling equilibrium. If you get a B rating, it could be a slip on something trivial, or it could be you actually fighting to offer quality food instead of freezing and zapping everything into oblivion. If you get a C rating, it often enough because you're not running a clean kitchen that nice places will do whatever it takes to avoid getting a C, which makes a C a very bad sign, thus forcing a lot of freezing and zapping into oblivion, and/or additional costs that are passed along.
And of course, the one time I saw a notice that the place had failed and was being closed, it was a Domino's Pizza, so that's an example of good government intervention. Alas, like all good things, it came to an end, and they were allowed to reopen. Bastards.