Saravanaas Fails NYC Health Dept Inspection

After Tamil Nadu Bhavan and Chennai Garden, now it is the turn of Saravanaas  (Shravanaas) to join the list of Curry Hill area Indian restaurant to have failed the NYC Health Dept.inspection in recent months.

Saravanaas Indian restaurant located at 81 Lexington Avenue in New York City has evidence of mice or live mice present in the facility’s food and/or non-food areas, says the New York City Department of Health after it inspected the restaurant on April 28, 2008.

Saravanaas Indian restaurant on Lexington Avenue of Manhattan received 36 Violation Points and failed the New York City Health Dept. inspection.

 

To pass the NYC Health Dept. inspection, a restaurant must receive 27 violation points or less.

Sanitary Violations observed at Saravanaas Indian restaurant during the April 28, 2008 inspection:

1.) Immersion basket not provided, used or of incorrect size. Incorrect manual technique. Test kit and thermometer not provided or used. Improper drying practices.
2.) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
3.) Current valid permit, registration or other authorization to operate establishment not available.

The NYC Department of Health said a Notice of Violation was not issued as a result of this inspection and that the violation point total received by Saravanaas is above the average violation point total of 15, for all NYC restaurants on their most recent inspection.

But Saravanaas requires Compliance Inspection according to NYC Health Dept’s April 28, 2008 inspection report.

Other Lexington Avenue Indian restaurants that failed the NYC Health Dept. inspection recently include Tamil Nadu Bhavan, Chennai Garden , Pongal, Banana Leaf, Bombay Grill and Curry in a Hurry.

Saravanaas Previous NYC Inspection Reports:

Date | Violation Points

12/27/2006 – 19
09/15/2005 – 17

Chennai Garden Fails NYC Health Dept Inspection

Chennai Garden is the sixth Indian restaurant in the Curry Hill area of Manhattan to have failed the NYC Health Dept. inspection in recent months.

Chennai Garden Indian restaurant located at 129 E 27th St in Murray Hill of New York City is not vermin proof and there is evidence of mice or live mice in the facility’s food and/or non-food areas, says the New York City Department of Health after it inspected the restaurant on April 23, 2008. 

Chennai Garden in Curry Hill area of Manhattan received 38 Violation Points and failed the New York City Health Dept. inspection.

 

To pass the NYC Health Dept. inspection, a restaurant must receive 27 violation points or less. Continue Reading…

Tamil Nadu Bhavan Re-opened by NYC Health Dept

The New York City Health Dept has re-opened Tamil Nadu Bhavan a.k.a New Saravana Bhavan Dosa Hut after conducting yet another inspection on May 13, 2008.

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ordered the shut down of Tamil Nadu Bhavan a.k.a New Saravana Bhavan Dosa Hut after it failed the restaurant inspections for three consecutive times and received 80 violation points in the inspection conducted on April 23, 2008.

In the NYC Health Dept inspection conducted on May 13, 2008, Tamil Nadu Bhavan a.k.a New Saravana Bhavan Dosa Hut received two violation points and passed the restaurant inspection.

Sanitary Violations observed at Tamil Nadu Bhavan during the May 13, 2008 NYC Health Dept inspection:

 1.) Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained.

Previous NYC Inspection Reports of Tamil Nadu Bhavan a.k.a New Saravana Bhavan Dosa Hut:

Date | Violation Points

04/23/2008 – 80
04/03/2008 – 42
03/12/2008 – 57
08/22/2007 – 13
08/16/2007 – 46
04/04/2007 – 24

Tamil Nadu Bhavan – A NYC Rat Hole

Our earliest memories of South Indian restaurants are of dark and dingy interiors, food served in dirty plates or banana leaves and water poured into tall tumblers by sweat-drenched waiters in the dusty small towns and cities of Tamil Nadu in South India.

Four decades and 10,000 miles later, a visit to a South Indian restaurant remains a mishap-prone, dirty journey into the unknown.

We’ve visited scores of Indian restaurants in the New York metropolitan region and have found several of them to be dirty.

Indians, it seems, bring all their dirty baggage – literally and figuratively – to America.

Our latest knowledge of a dirty South Indian restaurant is Tamil Nadu Bhavan on Lexington Avenue in the Curry Hill area of New York City. The Murray Hill area in Manhattan, where Tamil Nadu Bhavan is located, is referred to as Curry Hill for its proliferation of Indian restaurants.

But even by the stinking standards of dirty Indian restaurants in New York City, Tamil Nadu Bhavan a.k.a New Saravana Bhavan Dosa Hut in Manhattan is a rat hole.


Tamil Nadu Bhavan – A NYC Rat Hole
102 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016
Ph: 212-679-4497

Evidence of Rats, Mice, Roaches and Flying Insects are only some of the problems Continue Reading…

Salaam Bombay Fails NYC Health Inspection Twice

Salaam Bombay Indian restaurant on Greenwich Street in Manhattan has failed the New York City Department of Health twice recently.

In its inspection of April 7, 2008, the New York City Department of Health found evidence of rats, mice and also determined that Salaam Bombay facility is not vermin proof.

Salaam Bombay failed the April 7, 2008 inspection after receiving 30 violation points and requires compliance inspection, according to the New York City Department of Health.

Salaam Bombay Indian restaurant located at 317-19 East Greenwich Street in Manhattan failed Continue Reading…

The Beats in India

What – Symposium : The Beats in India

When – June 14th, 2008 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Where – Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave, 8th Fl
New York NY 10021

Call for Tickets: 212-517-ASIA

Educating India’s Children

What – Symposium :  Educating India’s Children

When – June 18th, 2008 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Where – Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave, 8th Fl
New York NY 10021

Call for Tickets: 212-517-ASIA

India’s Financial Markets

What – Conference on India’s Financial Markets III

When – June 24th, 2008 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Where – Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave, 8th Fl
New York NY 10021

Call for Tickets: 212-517-ASIA

Bhoothnath Movie Showtimes in New York

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Bhoothnath – Box Office Disaster

Here are the showtimes for Bhoothnath movie featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Aman Siddiqui, Juhi Chawla, Shahrukh Khan in Midtown East Manhattan, Down Town Manhattan and Spirngvalley, New York.

MidTown East, Manhattan

The Imaginasian
239 East 59th St
New York, NY 10022

May 09 |  3:30 PM | 9:30 PM
May 10 | 12:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 9:30 PM
May 11 | 12:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 9:30 PM
May 12 |  3:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 9:30 PM
May 13 |  6:30 PM | 9:30 PM
May 14 |  3:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 9:30 PM
May 15 |  1:30 PM | 9:30 PM

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Business Writers Series with Kamal Nath

What – Discussion with Kamal Nath

When – May 8th, 2008 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Where – Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave, 8th Fl
New York NY 10021

Call for Tickets: 212-517-ASIA