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My local pizza man, Exclusive Pizza on 181, was re-inspected. He originally failed due to some crazy violation in the basement of the building next door (actually my building.) Somehow because his services are connected to the basement, a violation in the next door building became points on his inspection. (?)

THEN, when they came back to re-inspect, he passed but got dinged on the chicken rolls, slices, etc., he's got under the glass counter. It's nuts.

I'd like everyone to recall a couple of years ago the vendors in Chinatown getting an exemption on hanging room temperature meats in their windows for "cultural sensitivity" reasons. Councilman Lui, a true dumbass and a foul example of what's wrong with our elective officials, lead the charge to get health inspectors to back off on the room temp pigs hanging all over the place.

Why doesn't a slice of pizza fall under the same cultural exception?

I actually think unwritten culture-based enforcement exceptions to health laws (or any laws) are bullshit, but if you give one, how can you not give others?

There's so much salt in pizza between the cheese, sauce, and meat (if there's a meat topping), nothing could possibly be in there. Seriously, would there also be a reasonable amount of time they could be safely in the display case, say a couple hours? the good ones go quickly anyway.

um...ok.

nope. i'm saying that i would only be able to get a slice at the places in my brooklyn neighborhood during peak hours (maybe 12-2pm and 6-7pm, and definitely not late at night). that would suck.

MePa? Really? Am I the last person to find out that every neighborhood now has a two syllable nickname?

This is from Gaslight in MePa. Close them down, but leave the good pizzeria's alone.

so, i could carry a home-made pie filled with cherry pie filling, but i couldn't carry a can of the same filling? ridiculous. and don't get me started on the snow globes!

When I came back from Hong Kong to NYC, they squished one of my precious Kee Wah pastries! I asked nicely yet seriously to the TSA guard, "Madam, please don't squeeze those pastries. They're meant to be gifts." She replied back saying they're checking for any pork products but obviously, she squished nothing but lotus seed paste and flaky, pink crust that's sealed in individual, clear plastic wrapping.

they took away my pudding :(

I remember in 2001, when the city was going through a bit of a recession the DOH ramped up violations to the ridiculous levels. This smacks of the same, coffer-filling behavior. Thank you Serious Eats for posting about this, getting the word out and the public angry will help to hold these fine-directed violations in check!!

They dumped my unopened giant container of Fage 0% yogurt and I seriously went into the bathroom and almost cried. If it had been a giant container of nutella, I'm pretty sure that there would have been tears, cuss words, and certainly an arrest.

...that is an abomination. if that were me, i would just skip my flight and sit in my hotel room and eat all 53 ounces of that chocolatey goodness in silence.

they can take away my pride, and maybe my dignity, but hecks naw on the nutella.

This is completely insane. If it wasn't just an error made by a rogue inspector the DOH needs to change those regulations or grant a pizzeria exception ASAP. An NYC without slices is not an NYC I want to live in (OK, that's an exaggeration but just barely).