Some close matches here though.

I could be swung for NIN and Madonna, definitely.

Meanwhile, we reported on one restaurant that was able to turn around a sketchy location, despite the past proprietor's reputation scaring away customers. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

For more of our findings, read on: edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Restaurant staff reported to us that food safety training was limited or did not occur.

This is alongside our data investigation that revealed 77 per cent of food establishments inspected over a 38-month period were not in compliance with food safety regulations, with a whopping 39 per cent recurrence rate

The most common health violations witnessed by staff were infrequent hand washing and unsanitary equipment.

They also reported seeing spoiled produce, expired food and undercooked food being served to customers. Nearly half reported seeing food left out at unsafe temperatures.

Nearly half that we spoke to reported seeing cockroaches, while a third had seen mice or other rodents.

This work was done through @lillebuen.bsky.social's investigative journalism class, with key contributions from the Journal's @keithgerein.bsky.social and @matthewblack.ca. Big thanks to @njgriffiths.bsky.social for his help with the data journalism side of things.

In day two, find out what restaurant workers have to say about the problem. And on day three, we speak with chefs who run spotless kitchens about the work that goes into keeping diners safe. #yeg #yegfood

And this may not be what you want to hear, but more than 180 restaurants were found to have signs of a cockroach infestation over a roughly 3-year period. Here's why that's potentially bad: edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

One of the issues identified was the current health inspection reports website, which is due for an update, one design expert says: edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Surveys of restaurant customers found
• More than 88 per cent want colour-coded signage of inspection results
• Around 90 per cent want inspection results published on food delivery apps and restaurant websites
• More than 58 per cent want restaurants inspected three or more times/year

Our Day 1 main: Crawling bugs and half-baked enforcement: Alberta’s restaurant inspections a recipe for foodborne illness edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

• Nearly 40 per cent still had critical violations after a followup inspection

• More than 250 city food establishments had no record of inspection in more than two years

What did we find?
• Only 23 per cent of inspected city food establishments fully comply with food safety regulations

• Thousands of food establishments had critical violations, which can pose an immediate risk to public health