NYC Restaurant Closures

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Department of Health inspections from June 5 to June 7 found 14 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.

Davis Family Establishment in Queens

10905 UNION HALL STREET

Violations

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.
Food, food preparation area, food storage area, area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.

Cafe M in Queens

709 SENECA AVE

Violations

Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
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.
Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
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.

Yue Lai Bakery in Manhattan

137 EAST BROADWAY

Violations

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

Mi Pequena Cholula Deli Restaurante in Brooklyn

1481 MYRTLE AVENUE

Violations

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.
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.
Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.

Starbucks Coffee #28171 in Manhattan

375 PEARL ST

Violations

Food, food preparation area, food storage area, area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.
Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

1080 Brew in Queens

1080 WYCKOFF AVE

Violations

Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.

Jerusalem Cafe in Manhattan

35 WEST 36 STREET

Violations

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.
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.

Resobox in Manhattan

91 E 3RD ST

Violations

Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Hot food item not held at or above 140° F.
Sewage disposal system improper or unapproved.
Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.

Caravan Chicken in Queens

3501 BROADWAY

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.

John's Fried Chicken in The Bronx

5225 BROADWAY

Violations

Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Hot food item not held at or above 140° F.
Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.

Avenue Diner in Queens

9106 JAMAICA AVENUE

Violations

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.
Food, food preparation area, food storage area, area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.
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.

Hunter Bar 888 in Brooklyn

4414 8TH AVE

Violations

Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

El Nuevo Patio in The Bronx

1388 EDWARD L GRANT HWY

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.

L' Antagoniste in Brooklyn

641 HANCOCK ST

Violations

Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Food worker does not use proper utensil to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.