The Habit Burger Grill

By:
Michelle Cruz
Arturo Hernandez
Christian Jasso

What are we doing?
For our American Literature class we had to
visit a restaurant and my group decided to visit
The Habit Burger Grill. We had to inspect the
restaurant and see what they were doing
wrong,at the end of this you guys will get to
vote if you would like to continue to eat there or
not.

Do you normally or would you consider
eating at The Habit Burger Grill in Burbank,
CA?
Yes-426221
No-426226
Lets Look Back at how Food was
Being Handled Before the 1906
People didnt really care about how the meat condition
was when they would prepare it.
Sometimes the meat was rotten or other things would
fall into it that was not quite healthy or good for people
like rat feces or the whole rat itself and sometimes it
was poisoned.
The working conditions werent good for the workers
either.
Some of the workers would get hurt on the job and
others would get body parts cut off by the machines
because they werent safe.
What did the People do About This?
Upton Sinclair went undercover in a food factory to
show what it was like for the working class.
He wrote a book titled The Jungle that told people what
would happen on his journey as a working man but
people only saw how badly the food was being handled.
President Roosevelt saw that it wasnt so pretty so he
established the Meat Inspection Act of 1906.
This made that all the food we eat is safe and that we
wont get sick from foodborne diseases.
Did the Meat Inspection Act of 1906
Really Work?
Although some the government has done its part on
food safety. Some people think it has gotten worse.
Adam Cohen writer of 100 Years Later, the Food
Industry Is Still The Jungle claims that that ... in
recent years, we have been moving in the wong
direction.
Lots of people are still getting sick from the food and
thats because people still dont handle food properly.
Fast Food Nation & Impact of Internet
Posting of Restaurant Inspections Scores
on Critical Violations
In Fast Food nation the author Eric Scholosser believes the reason
people are getting sick from foodborne illnesses would be because
the government has two agencies instead of one. Scholosser states
congress should create a single food safety agency that has
sufficient authority to protest the public health.
In the article Impact of Internet Posting of Restaurant Inspections
Scores on Critical Violations. It explains how restaurants improved
their ways and cut down on violations after they started to post their
grade on the internet.
L.A County regulations
1. Regulation numbers 13,14 and 15 state food facilities cannot have any
type of vermin (bugs, cockroaches and rats).
2. regulation number 9 states how employees should not be handling food
while sick .
3. regulation 6 explain how restaurants need to have their toilet facility clean.
4. regulation 31 explains how employees should not be eating, drinking or
smoking on the working area.
What we saw.
The Habit Burger Grill is located on 103 E.
Alameda Ave. Burbank.
Overall The Habit was very clean.
Regulations were all followed.
Should you Visit This Place?
I think people should come and eat at the Habit.
Its a really nice place to eat at.
It is convenient for people to eat out.
The service is great.
Based on what you learned about food safety and
sanitation, will you consider eating at The Habit Burger Grill
on 103 E. Alameda Ave?
Yes-426218
No-426220