Critical Cleanliness Violations at Restaurants in Queens and Manhattan

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Department of Health inspections from August 15 to August 18 found 16 businesses with critical violations in cleanliness and sanitation. The businesses below were ordered closed, but may reopen once violations have been corrected.

Learn more about the inspection process from nyc.gov and search the Department of Health inspection database for full details on any establishment that serves food.

East Broadway Restaurant in Manhattan

94 EAST BROADWAY

Violations

Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Cold food item held above 41° F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 °F) except during necessary preparation.
Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility's food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.
Hot food item not held at or above 140° F.
Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.

Dun Huang Upper West Side in Manhattan

1268 AMSTERDAM AVE

Violations

Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
Hot food item not held at or above 140° F.
Cold food item held above 41° F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 °F) except during necessary preparation.
Insufficient or no refrigerated or hot holding equipment to keep potentially hazardous foods at required temperatures.
Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided.
Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
Food worker does not use proper utensil to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.

Pan Rico Ambateno in Brooklyn

200 WYCKOFF AVE

Violations

Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
Appropriately scaled metal stem-type thermometer or thermocouple not provided or used to evaluate temperatures of potentially hazardous foods during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
No facilities available to wash, rinse and sanitize utensils and/or equipment.
Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
Food contact surface improperly constructed or located. Unacceptable material used.
Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility's food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.

Chinatown Restaurant in Manhattan

1650 3RD AVE

Violations

Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility's food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.
Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
Cold food item held above 41° F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 °F) except during necessary preparation.
Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.

Taj Mahal Restaurant in Queens

14801 HILLSIDE AVE

Violations

Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140° F to 70° F or less within 2 hours, and from 70° F to 41° F or less within 4 additional hours.
Cold food item held above 41° F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 °F) except during necessary preparation.
Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided.
Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
Harmful, noxious gas or vapor detected. CO ~1 3 ppm.

Bella Pizza in Brooklyn

1712 PITKIN AVE

Violations

Insufficient or no refrigerated or hot holding equipment to keep potentially hazardous foods at required temperatures.
Cold food item held above 41° F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 °F) except during necessary preparation.
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.

New Kim Tong in Manhattan

1722 AMSTERDAM AVE

Violations

Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.

Meal Mart in Queens

7210 MAIN ST

Violations

Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Food from unapproved or unknown source or home canned. Reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing; or ROP foods prepared on premises transported to another site.
Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided.
Food worker does not use proper utensil to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
Cold food item held above 41° F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 °F) except during necessary preparation.
Hot food item not held at or above 140° F.

Grace Restaurant in Queens

16716 HILLSIDE AVENUE

Violations

Hot food item not held at or above 140° F.
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Insufficient or no refrigerated or hot holding equipment to keep potentially hazardous foods at required temperatures.
Cold food item held above 41° F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 °F) except during necessary preparation.

Mikey's Famous Pizza And Chicken in Queens

1304 BEACH CHANNEL DR

Violations

No facilities available to wash, rinse and sanitize utensils and/or equipment.
Hot food item not held at or above 140° F.
Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
Cold food item held above 41° F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 °F) except during necessary preparation.
Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility's food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.
Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.

Manganaro's Hero Boy in Manhattan

494 9TH AVE

Violations

Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.

Que Rico Pollo in Manhattan

46 SAINT NICHOLAS AVE

Violations

Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Cold food item held above 41° F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 °F) except during necessary preparation.

Chen Mini Cafe in Brooklyn

4824 8TH AVE

Violations

Hot food item not held at or above 140° F.
Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140° F to 70° F or less within 2 hours, and from 70° F to 41° F or less within 4 additional hours.
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
Insufficient or no refrigerated or hot holding equipment to keep potentially hazardous foods at required temperatures.
Cold food item held above 41° F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 °F) except during necessary preparation.

Jackson Gyro in Queens

8530 37TH AVE

Violations

Appropriately scaled metal stem-type thermometer or thermocouple not provided or used to evaluate temperatures of potentially hazardous foods during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility's food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.
Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140° F to 70° F or less within 2 hours, and from 70° F to 41° F or less within 4 additional hours.

City Of Saints Coffee Roasters in Manhattan

1 PIER 76

Violations

Toilet facility not provided for employees or for patrons when required.
Food contact surface improperly constructed or located. Unacceptable material used.
Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
Appropriately scaled metal stem-type thermometer or thermocouple not provided or used to evaluate temperatures of potentially hazardous foods during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.

J.J. Bubbles in Brooklyn

7912 THIRD AVENUE

Violations

Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.