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Damn it I wish they'd leave DiFara alone. I couldn't care less about sanitary conditions at his pizzeria. He could make pizza standing in a cesspool, for all I care. His pizza is so delicious, it wouldn't matter! It's the best pizza in the world, and now the city is going to go and screw it up. I hope all of you loyal, pizza loving Brooklyn residents will complain about this (loudly) to the city health department.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 7, 2007 8:16 AM

Yea, you're right. Difara is above the law and should not be held to the same standards as other restaurants.

Silly me.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 7, 2007 8:26 AM

Yeah, the next time I have a slice at DiFara's, I'd better be able to taste the disinfectant in every slice.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 7, 2007 9:33 AM

DiFara's should have to obey the law.

That said, I do think that we're becoming a society of neat freaks and hypochondriacs. There are few things in the world less sanitary than the human mouth, and yet we act as though we're perfectly sterile beings who ought to live in a hermetically sealed environment.

This is where it's instructive to live in a third world country for a few years. You learn that dirt, within reason, isn't a problem, and you almost never encounter anyone with "allergies". It's only when you return home to the States that you again start encountering people who obsess "allergies" and sanitation, and their numbers rise dramatically as you approach either NYC or California.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 7, 2007 9:52 AM

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Posted by: Anonymous at June 7, 2007 11:29 AM

Thanks, 9:52. To paraphrase the Bard of Avon: "Dirt is not a problem, but perception makes it so."

Lovely.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 7, 2007 11:58 AM

With all the food-borne (and human-transmitted) illnesses we have to deal with already, not to mention food-chain contamination as in the spinach problem of earlier this year, there's no reason why restauranteurs of any ilk cannot or will not keep their establishments clean. It's more an issue of laziness than anything else, and there's no excuse for that. Cleanliness doesn't cost much. All it takes is a broom, a mop, a bucket, a few rags and a gallon of bleach.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 7, 2007 12:00 PM

That's right, and the more neurotic you get, the lazier everyone else seems.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 7, 2007 12:16 PM

You don't know what you're talking about. I've been to all the places you've mentioned and, though very good, they can't hold a candle to DiFara's pizza.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 7, 2007 1:02 PM

Thanks Bryan. I will definitely sign your petition!

It'd be interesting to see how this new "crackdown" by the city's Dept. of Health is playing out. I for one wouldn't be too surprised if small, independently run establishments are being 'targeted', if you get my drift.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 7, 2007 4:29 PM