Reply To: Hechsher – Just on the Food or on More?

High standards and enforcing dress codes make sense when there is more than 1 alternative, and restaurants which refuse can switch to another standard. Many sleazy restaurants in Queens switched to the BRC when the Vaad refuse to give a hechsher (like when the owner of one said establishment was indicted for Mafia charges, or a few places which wanted to hold mixed dances). On the other hand, if a conservative shul wants a kosher kitchen, good luck enforcing Orthodox standards.