I wish to report a restaurant because they are dirty. How would I do that?

Question

I live in Maryland I went to an IHOP that was very dirty. How do I report this to some health facility? They should close down.

Can I also report them to the Better Business Bureau?

Answer 1

Call the local health dept and make a complaint.  Just a word to the wise, dirty does not neccessarily mean that the food you eat is going to make you sick.  I am a health inspector in NC and floors, walls and ceilings are worth a total of 2 points (1 if half credit given) on an inspection.  A lot of places can still have an A but be really dirty because cleanliness counts less than things like food temperatures, food storage, approved food sources, and employee hygiene to name a few.  Just because the health inspector goes to that restaurant to let them know there was a complaint does not neccessarily mean they are going to do anything about it.  If it is a good manager, hopefully they don't like losing those points but there are many out there who do not care too much and will forego the points rather than really working hard every day to keep a clean establishment.  Unless there is a food outbreak and several people go to a doctor/emergency room (unlikely due to dirty floors, etc.) complaining of illness and it is linked back to a restaurant at a particular time period, things like this often get swept under the rug, literally.

Answer 2

call the better business bureau of course. ask for the last inspectoin date and grade.

Answer 3

Before u want 2 close down IHOP talk 2 the manager about the problem. If the manager doesn't take care of the problem, then u can call a health agency about it. Remember, the manager is reponsible 4 everything about the store.

Answer 4

call the health department in that county, see if you can get in contact with the health inspector directly.