Comments on: What are you, yellow? http://sacrag.com/2006/05/what-are-you-yellow/ Sacramento News, Gossip & Snark Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:54:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Plumwin http://sacrag.com/2006/05/what-are-you-yellow/#comment-1826 Plumwin Thu, 18 May 2006 16:57:27 +0000 http://wp.sacrag.com/2006/05/what-are-you-yellow/#comment-1826 Although I’m all for a rating system, I’d like it to be more specific. I just had lunch at Taco Loco after avoiding it for about a year because it kept going downhill quality wise. As I was leaving, something white caught my eye. Behind a giant potted plant, taped at about waist level was their most recent health inspection. I had to scoot behind the tree to read it and what did it say? Rancid sour cream. I think the specific issue should be on the sign. The next time I walk by Taco Loco I want to see a giant “RANCID SOUR CREAM” sign in their window. Although I’m all for a rating system, I’d like it to be more specific. I just had lunch at Taco Loco after avoiding it for about a year because it kept going downhill quality wise. As I was leaving, something white caught my eye. Behind a giant potted plant, taped at about waist level was their most recent health inspection. I had to scoot behind the tree to read it and what did it say? Rancid sour cream. I think the specific issue should be on the sign. The next time I walk by Taco Loco I want to see a giant “RANCID SOUR CREAM” sign in their window.

]]> By: runnergirl http://sacrag.com/2006/05/what-are-you-yellow/#comment-1825 runnergirl Wed, 17 May 2006 19:09:55 +0000 http://wp.sacrag.com/2006/05/what-are-you-yellow/#comment-1825 Donde esta La Fiesta? What should we order? When is the best time to go to avoid a lunch rush? Donde esta La Fiesta? What should we order? When is the best time to go to avoid a lunch rush?

]]> By: SinghCity http://sacrag.com/2006/05/what-are-you-yellow/#comment-1824 SinghCity Wed, 17 May 2006 14:10:17 +0000 http://wp.sacrag.com/2006/05/what-are-you-yellow/#comment-1824 While consumers might treat a yellow like a red card, I think think the system is more for the vendor than it is for the consumer. They're just using the publicity created by the cards as a motivator for the vendors to straighten up their act. So, while a yellow rating says things are messed up, it also says that it's not so bad that they need to shut the place down. It gives the restaurant owner the opportunity to fix things in their restaurant to get a green. My own worry is that the red/yellow/green rating system is going to get confused with the now hardly used terror alert levels. Especially come election time. As for La Fiesta, that place could be carded red, and I'd still go there. It's just that good. While consumers might treat a yellow like a red card, I think think the system is more for the vendor than it is for the consumer. They’re just using the publicity created by the cards as a motivator for the vendors to straighten up their act.

So, while a yellow rating says things are messed up, it also says that it’s not so bad that they need to shut the place down. It gives the restaurant owner the opportunity to fix things in their restaurant to get a green.

My own worry is that the red/yellow/green rating system is going to get confused with the now hardly used terror alert levels. Especially come election time.

As for La Fiesta, that place could be carded red, and I’d still go there.

It’s
just
that
good.

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