NEW YORK CITY \u2014 Vermin, dirty dishes and poor personal cleanliness \u2014 restaurants across the city have dirty secrets they’d rather not share. But New York City’s Health Department is watching.<\/p>\n
Every year, inspectors arrive unannounced at more than 25,000 restaurants to examine health and safety standards. Most eateries pass inspections, but some fall short of the city’s standards, accruing violation points<\/a> for everything from broken light bulbs to “public health hazards,” like vermin and failure to follow food safety protocols.<\/p>\n Restaurants hit with non-food-safety violations<\/a> might get a fine or a lower letter grade<\/a>, with zero to 13 points warranting an ‘A’ and violations totaling 28 points or more earning a ‘C’ (this system is criticized<\/a> for its efficacy by some gourmands).<\/p>\n Public health hazards that can’t be resolved on the spot, like a mouse or fly infestation, pose a bigger issue: immediate closure.<\/p>\n Here’s all the eateries that the Department of Health closed down since Feb. 13.<\/p>\n Manhattan <\/p>\n PapaThai (2115 Federick Douglass Blvd.) <\/p>\n Violation Points: 14 <\/p>\n Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.Live roaches in facility’s food or non-food area.Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment’s food or non-food areas.<\/p>\n Punta Cana To Go (2102 Amsterdam Ave.)<\/p>\n Violation Points: 80<\/p>\n Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot\/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.Cold TCS food item held above 41 \u00b0F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 \u00b0F; intact raw eggs held above 45 \u00b0F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time\/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures. Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.Brooklyn <\/p>\n Beets Social (2162 Fulton St.)<\/p>\n Violation Points: 53<\/p>\n Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.Cold TCS food item held above 41 \u00b0F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 \u00b0F; intact raw eggs held above 45 \u00b0F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer\u2019s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment’s food or non-food areas.<\/p>\n Tulips and Sips (366 Bedford Ave.) <\/p>\n Violation Points: 99 <\/p>\n Toilet facility not provided for employees or for patrons when required. Shared patron-employee toilet accessed through kitchen, food prep or storage area or utensil washing area.Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer\u2019s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used\/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.Sewage disposal system is not provided, improper, inadequate or unapproved.No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.Queens<\/p>\n New Thriving Restaurant (120-12 Liberty Ave.) <\/p>\n Violation Points: 67 <\/p>\n No handwashing facility in or adjacent to restroom or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Handwashing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer\u2019s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.Wash hands sign not posted near or above handwashing sink.Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment’s food or non-food areas.<\/p>\n Fly’n Lounge (132-15 150 Ave.) <\/p>\n Violation Points: 90 <\/p>\n Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.No handwashing facility in or adjacent to the restroom or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Handwashing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.Wash hands sign not posted near or above handwashing sink.No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint, not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot\/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.The Bronx <\/p>\n Lok Hin (299 Brook Ave.) <\/p>\n Violation Points: 49 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK CITY \u2014 Vermin, dirty dishes and poor personal cleanliness \u2014 restaurants across the city have dirty…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140184,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,24,55,54,56],"class_list":{"0":"post-140183","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-new-york-city-headlines","11":"tag-new-york-city-news","12":"tag-ny"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}