Restaurant Closures This Week
Department of Health inspections from December 12 to December 15 found 10 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.
Khabar Ghor in Brooklyn
473 MCDONALD 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.
- Food contact surface improperly constructed or located. Unacceptable material used.
- Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
- Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
- Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
El Rey Latino Restaurant in Queens
6342 108TH ST
Violations
- Live roaches 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.
- Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
- Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
Friendship Foods in Queens
3622 UNION ST
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.
- Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
- Cold food item held above 41° F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 °F) except during necessary preparation.
- Tobacco use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area observed.
- Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
- Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
Sweet Mango in Queens
8782 SUTPHIN BLVD
Violations
- Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
- 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.
- Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
Day Break Cafe Restaurant in Queens
4501 34 AVENUE
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.
- 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.
- Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
- 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.
Shanghai Heping Restaurant in Manhattan
104 MOTT STREET
Violations
- Food, food preparation area, food storage area, area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.
- Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Fisherman's Cove in Brooklyn
2137 NOSTRAND AVE
Violations
- Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 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.
- Food, food preparation area, food storage area, area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.
- Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Kazuza in Manhattan
107 AVENUE A
Violations
- Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Fresco Tortillas in The Bronx
563 W 235TH ST
Violations
- Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
- Food worker does not use proper utensil to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
- Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
La Sabrosura 1 Restaurant in The Bronx
25A E 170TH ST
Violations
- Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
- 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.
- Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
- Hot food item not held at or above 140° F.
