New York City's posted restaurant grades therefore fail the most basic criterion: they communicate little about future cleanliness.
It showed that 91 percent of New Yorkers approve of restaurant grading and 88 percent consider letter grades when dining, according to a telephone survey conducted in January and February.
The app is listed under the title "NYC Restaurant Grading" at the iPhone App Store, and can be downloaded after searching for mobile devices.
[Free] IN THE NEWS A deal has been reached to retool the city's restaurant grading system, including lessening some fines.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's defense of the city's restaurant grading system, in which he denounced critics as "people that complain because they don't want to keep their restaurants clean".
Mr. Bloomberg said, "Restaurant grades have been good for public health and good for the economy," adding that "New York City is known for its great restaurants and now it will be known for food safety, too".
On Tuesday, MayorMichael R. Bloomberg cited the findings of a different survey, from Baruch College at the City University of New York, showing that 91 percent of New Yorkers approve of the restaurant grading system and 88 percent consider letter grades when choosing one.
You have to be ready for that phone to ring at three in the morning, and on the other end is a voice asking you to approve the new color scheme for the restaurant grades.
What with all the noise these days over restaurant grades (Fifteen violations at Jean Georges! All the A's are going to McDonalds!), you might say that the city's kitchens have never been more transparent.
