NYC Restaurants Ordered Closed June 24 - July 1

NEW YORK — Filth flies, vermin and unwashed hands — restaurants across the city have dirty secrets they'd rather not share. But New York City's Health Department is watching.

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 for everything from broken light bulbs to "public health hazards," like vermin and failure to follow food safety protocols.

Restaurants hit with non-food-safety violations might get a fine or a lower letter grade, with zero to 13 points warranting an 'A' and violations totaling 28 points or more earning a 'C' (this system is criticized for its efficacy by some gourmands).

Public health hazards that can't be resolved on the spot, like a mouse or fly infestation, pose a bigger issue: immediate closure.

At least a couple restaurants citywide meet that fate every week. During the last seven days that list includes a Kips Bay takeout spot and a restaurant in Crown Heights.

Here's all the eateries that the Department of Health closed down since June 24, 2022:

MANHATTAN

Phalia (126 Lexington Ave): 57 violation points

1. 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.
2. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
3. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
4. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
5. Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
6. Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.

BROOKLYN

Six Two (1101 Clarkson Ave): 97 violation points

1. Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
2. Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
3. Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
4. Pesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws. Prohibited chemical used/stored. Open bait station used.
5. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
6. Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
7. Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140º F to 70º F or less within 2 hours, and from 70º F to 41º F or less within 4 additional hours.
8. Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
9. Insufficient or no refrigerated or hot holding equipment to keep potentially hazardous foods at required temperatures.
10. Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
11. Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.