100 years later the Health Department decides to step in
LA Observed points to a post on Eater LA labeled as a "serious rant." Here's the gist: Some moron at the County Health Department has decided that the mustard at Philippe's is "unsanitary."
As far as I know (and I have several T-Shirts to prove it) Philippe's has been in business for 100 years -- since 1908 to be exact. County officials and city officials eat there often. So what happened? Did some health inspector not get invited to lunch with the boss and decide to take it out on the restaurant? That's my guess.
Any attack on this fine eating establishment is an attack on all of us who love french dip and sawdust floors.
Here's the rant:
Blasphemy! From one angry French dip lover: "Who's the stupid idiot in the health department that forced the removal of the Mustard pots on the tables at Philippe!? Are they serious? A 100 year old tradition out the window because of some by-the-book bs! Seriously?! If it was good enough in 1908, it's good enough for 2008. They have a squeeze-ee bottle at the counter with little paper cups you can fill up. But really. Come on! After 100 years, NOW it's unsanitary
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I don't know about the mustard being unsanitary, but I don't undersatnd how this place has been in business for 100 years serving crappy food. I have eaten here a few times just because the place is an L.A. tradition. The other L.A. traditions, "The Pantry" and "Pinks HotDog" also have crappy food.
I LOVE Philippes. I've been a regular diner since I was knee high to junebug. NEVER felt better after eating there. I love their food. LOVE. I spit in the general direction of the bitter health inspector. He needs to walk a little bit and check out some of those places they have in Chinatown. It not the mustard I'm hinting at.
Long live Philippe's, fx is full of crap, Philippe's is always consistently good. I just wish they'd put more meat in the French Dip. Unless Philippe's changes owners--that hasn't happened since 1927--they should just leave them alone and "grandfather" the health code's arbitrary rules for this fine establishment. Anything that's 100 years old and still in business is part of "pre-Columbian" history in Los Angeles. The mustard makes me cry anyway, oh well!
BTW, the sawdust on the floor is a health code violation too but the county and city have long allowed the tradition.
You a vegan or something fx? Next you'll tell me in n out is bad. I could live at Pinks.