NYC Restaurants Ordered Closed June 3 - June 10

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 several restaurants citywide meet that fate every week. During the last seven days that list includes a deli in a Manhattan mall-slash-transit-center and a chicken burger spot in Brooklyn.

Here's all the eateries that the Department of Health closed down since June 3, 2022:

MANHATTAN

FARIDA (32 Cedar Street): 112 violation points

1. Single service item reused, improperly stored, dispensed; not used when required.
2. Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
3. Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
4. Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Pesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws. Prohibited chemical used/stored. Open bait station used.
8. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
9. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
10. No facilities available to wash, rinse and sanitize utensils and/or equipment.

Salt & pepper (71 Nassau Street): 108 violation points

1. Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
2. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
3. Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
4. Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
5. Toilet facility not maintained and provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle and self-closing door.
6. Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
7. Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
8. 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.
9. Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
10. 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.
11. No facilities available to wash, rinse and sanitize utensils and/or equipment.

BROOKLYN

MBL＆Q burger (4310 8th Avenue): 85 violation points

1. Live animals other than fish in tank or service animal present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
2. Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
3. Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
4. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
5. Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
6. Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
7. 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.
8. Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
9. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
10. Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
11. Thawing procedures improper.
12. 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.

CorTHAIyou (1310 Cortelyou Road): 48 violation points

1. Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
2. 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.
3. Covered garbage receptacle not provided or inadequate, except that garbage receptacle may be uncovered during active use. Garbage storage area not properly constructed or maintained; grinder or compactor dirty.
4. Live roaches 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. Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

QUEENS

Jade Garden (96-27 Linden Boulevard): 49 violation points

1. Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.