Filthy Kitchens, Rats And Roaches: See The NYC Restaurants Ordered Closed This Week

NEW YORK, NY — Filth flies, roaches, mice and unwashed hands — restaurants across the city have dirty secrets they’d rather you didn't know about. Fortunately for the diner’s health, New York City’s Health Department is looking.

Every year, inspectors venture unannounced into more than 24,000 kitchens in the city. Of them, the majority are fine, but some fall disgustingly short of the city’s cleanliness requirements.

The most common violations, according to the city, are food stored at wrong temperatures, vermin, "plumbing" issues (the mind boggles) and basic food safety protocols not being followed.

Every week, Patch will tell you which restaurants have gotten the chop – try not to read over your lunch break.

Inspection scores above 28 earn eateries a C grade and extra-close monitoring from the city’s health department – which could decide to shut it down.

These are the restaurants closed down in the last week, according to the Department of Health:

Brooklyn

The Bedford

Address: 110 Bedford Ave.

Violation Points: 49

• Cold food item held above 41 degrees (smoked fish and reduced oxygen-packaged foods above 38 degrees).
• Evidence of mice in facility’s food and/or non-food areas
• Food unprotected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service
• Facility not vermin proof
• Plumbing not properly installed or maintained

Alibi Club

Address: 242 Dekalb Ave.

Violation Points: 46

• Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated
• Filth flies or food-associated flies present in food and/or non-food areas
• Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination might have occurred
• Facility not vermin proof
• Pesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws
• Prohibited chemical used or stored
• Open bait station used

Bamboo Garden Restaurant

Address: 9505 Avenue L

Violation Points: 48

• Live roaches in food and/or non-food areas
• Cold food items held above 41 degrees (smoked fish and reduced oxygen-packaged foods above 38 degrees), except during necessary preparation
• Food contact surface improperly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when continuation might have occurred
• Facility not vermin proof
• Non-food contact surface is improperly constructed and maintained, with unacceptable material used

Good Chinese Restaurant

Address: 663 Knickerbocker Ave.

Violation Points: 49

• Evidence of rats in facility’s food and/or non-food areas
• Cold food item held above 41 degrees (smoked fish and reduced oxygen-packaged foods above 38 degrees), except during necessary preparation
• Insufficient, no refrigerated or no hot holding equipment to keep potentially hazardous foods at required temperatures
• Facility not vermin proof

Kennedy Fried Chicken

Address: 4102 Avenue D

Violation Points: 49

• Evidence of mice in food and/or non-food areas
• Filth flies or food/sewage-associated flies present in food and/or non-food areas
• Insufficient, no refrigerated or no hot holding equipment to keep potentially hazardous foods at required temperatures
• Cold food item held above 41 degrees, except during necessary preparation
• Facility not vermin proof

Peking Oishi

Address: 315 Utica Ave.

Violation Points: 60

• Live roaches in food and/or non-food areas
• Filth flies or food/sewage-associated flies present in food and/or non-food areas
• Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service
• Hot food item not held at or above 140 degrees
• Cold food item not held above 41 degrees, except during necessary preparation
• Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination might have occurred

• Facility not vermin proof

Manhattan

Magnum

Address: 875 Washington St.

Violation Points: 97

• Drinking water supply inadequate (water or ice not potable or from unapproved source), with cross connection in potable water supply system observed
• Sewage disposal system improper or unapproved
• Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations
• Hand-washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room
• Non-food contact surface improperly constructed, with unacceptable material used (non-food contact surface/equipment improperly maintained and/or improperly sealed)

Pera Soho

Address: 54 Thompson St.

Violation Points: 83

• Food, food preparation area, food storage area and area used by employees or patrons contaminated by sewage or liquid waste
• Food unprotected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service
• Sewage disposal system improper or unapproved
• Hot food item not held at or above 140 degrees
• Cold food item held above 41 degrees, except during necessary preparation
• Food contact surface improperly maintained
• Plumbing not properly installed or maintained, back flow prevention device not provided where required, sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly

Charles Pan Fried Chicken

Address: 2461 Frederick Douglass Blvd.

Violation Points: 54

• Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contained or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan
• Insufficient or no refrigerated or hot holding equipment to keep potentially hazardous foods at required temperatures
• Food unprotected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service
• Cold food item held above 41 degrees

Queens

Nueva Nitin Bakery

Address: 93-28 Whitney Ave.

Violation Points: 34

• Food, food preparation area, food storage area and area used by employees or patrons was contaminated by sewage or liquid waste
• Plumbing improperly installed or maintained, back flow prevention device not provided where required, sewage disposal system in disrepair or not properly functioning
• Non-food contact surface improperly constructed, with unacceptable material used (non-food contact surface/equipment improperly maintained and/or sealed)

Chang’s Family Restaurant

Address: 15428 Northern Blvd.

Violation Points: 54

• Filth flies or sewage-associated filth flies present in food and/or non-food areas
• Sewage disposal system improper or unapproved
• Food contact surface improperly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following activity when contamination might have occurred
• Facility not vermin proof
• Food contact surface improperly maintained
• Plumbing improperly installed or maintained
• Non-food contact surface improperly constructed, with unacceptable material used

China King Kitchen 88

Address: 13123 Rockaway Blvd.

Violation Points: 46

• Live roaches in facility’s food and/or non-food areas
• Food unprotected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service
• Food contact surface improperly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use following activity when contamination might have occurred
• Facility not vermin proof

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