When you go to eateries and restaurants especially on campuses these days, your eyes would surely behold awards of various sorts.
These awards
were attestations given to restaurants based on their quality services, and
hygienic environment. This would have been wonderful, only if they really
deserve such awards. What baffles me mostly is that all of these restaurants
have an award which says ''best eatery of the zone.''
If they can
struggle to keep the tenets of hygiene and quality service, as much as they
fake what is not, just to get the award, health issues relating to the intake
of food will be curbed.
My favourite restaurant
is ''Iya Moria" as it is popularly
called. This is not because her daughter is in my department o! but because of
the quality of her food. It is an eatery located in the Distance Learning
Institute (DLI) area of University of Lagos. Her Patronisers ranges from UNILAG/DLI
students to lecturers, and also occupants of Honours hall of residence even Yaba
College of Technology (Yabatech).
The clean
environment of the restaurant is laudable. Chairs are well arranged, with serviettes
and toothpicks on each table. Of course they have enough awards to their credits,
there are still some things that needs attention.The environment is hygienic,
but not the people serving the food. You see the ladies with unkempt hair,
serving with their bare hands without gloves. Though this is common to all
restaurants on campus.
Another serious
issue is the kitchen. I am not exaggerating, but you need to see the kitchens
of highly rated eateries on campus like Salado, Olaiya, Red bricks, Jesus
Embassy and the likes. They are so rough and dirty that the sight alone can
discourage one from eating, irrespective of the fact that the main eatery is
clean. When the genesis
of the meal is not clean, what is the point of designing and decorating the
main eatery? It is synonymous with a lady with dirty underwear and clean
clothes.
That restaurants
are honoured with awards is a good idea, but if they are working hard to meet
up with required standards is an issue that must be addressed. I think UNILAG
Medical Centre should try and inspect these restaurants without notifying them
and should suspend any restaurant that does not meet the required standards set
for them. This will not only make them take care of these restaurants, it will
also create a very presentable and healthy environment for not only students but
also for visitors to boast of.
ADEYEMO ESTHER TEMITOPE
200 level, MASS COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT.
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