3 Restaurants Closed for Health Violations
Department of Health inspections from July 3 to July 5 found 3 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.
V & T Restaurant in Manhattan
1024 AMSTERDAM AVENUE
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.
- 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.
- Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
Famous Anthony's Pizza in The Bronx
171 WEST 167 STREET
Violations
- Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
- Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
Muscle Maker Grill in Manhattan
70 7TH AVE
Violations
- Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
- Live animals other than fish in tank or service animal 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.
- No facilities available to wash, rinse and sanitize utensils and/or equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
