Cilantro is a prominent ingredient in Mexican cuisine. It is also notoriously difficult to clean compared to other produce. Add in that it is prepared and serve

Cilantro is a prominent ingredient in Mexican cuisine. It is also notoriously difficult to clean compared to other produce. Add in that it is prepared and served uncooked and you have a food with a higher likelihood of harboring things that will make you ill. Compare that to something like BBQ that is cooked for extended periods of time and the result isn't bias, it's microbiological reality. If Mexican restaurants are cited more for having ill patrons, it might simply be due to the cuisine using preparation methods that lend themselves more easily to distributing contamination than many other cuisines. No bias necessary.