I stopped into Sushi Yu 2 on West 181st Street yesterday for the first time in many months, and for the first time since the restaurant earned an “A” from the New York City Health Department on September 1.

Because I was only getting a quick snack, this isn’t a full review, but I was interested at the staff member’s response when I congratulated her for the “A” rating. She smiled, and when I said they had to work hard to get it, she smiled again and nodded, and I could tell there was considerable relief and accomplishment behind the smile. (The health inspectors found numerous violations on several previous visits over the past year, until the most recent successful inspection that earned the “A.”)

My quick snack (a spicy tuna roll) was good, and I will return for a more complete evaluation soon.

For more on the city’s health inspection system, see my earlier post on the subject.

This is a work-in-progress but I decided it’s time to get this going seriously, so I’ve created a Google Map that combines both the general listings from Google and added my comments for the places that I have checked-out. I will keep updating this as I have time but I wanted to post this and get some reactions.

If the location is indicated by a regular blue pointer, I have not yet added comments. I have tried to use the fork-and-spoon to indicate sit-down options, the sandwich and drink for fast-food or carry-out, and the coffee cup for, er, coffee.