Food at Surya on Bleeker St in New York City is not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service, says the New York City Department of Health after inspecting the restaurant on November 12, 2009.

Further, the NYC Health Dept. also found that Surya Indian restaurant located in down town Manhattan is not vermin proof, harborage or conditions conducive to vermin infestation exist and there is evidence of, or live mice in the facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

Surya located at 302 Bleecker St in Manhattan received 30 Violation Points and failed the NYC Health Dept. inspection of November 12, 2009.

This is the second time Surya has failed the NYC Health inspection in a span of 12 months (previous failure on November 20, 2008). Continue Reading…

Pazhassi Raja Review – Falls Short but Worth a Watch

Mammooty’s new movie Pazhassi Raja is releasing in New York on November 20 2009. Set in the 18th century Malabar region of Kerala, Pazhassi Raja or Keralavarma Pazhassiraja is directed by T. Hariharan.

Here are the showtimes for Pazhassi Raja in New York:

Pazhassi Raja Movie Showtimes in Spring Valley, NY

Maveli Twin Cinema 59 – Read the Review
Kennedy Mall, 57 Kennedy Dr
Spring Valley, NY 10977
Ph: 631-777-1122

Nov 20|6:30 PM|9:00 PM
Nov 21|1:30 PM|4:00 PM|6:30 PM|9:00 PM
Nov 22|1:00 PM|3:15 PM|5:40 PM|8:00 PM
Nov 23|7:00 PM
Nov 24|7:00 PM
Nov 25|3:30 PM|6:30 PM|9:00 PM
Nov 26|1:00 PM|3:30 PM
Nov 27|1:30 PM|4:00 PM|6:30 PM|9:00 PM
Nov 28| Continue Reading…

Rejoice, all ye cheapos.

Times Square in NYC, one of the famous tourist spots with nothing there (except for the Broadway theatres nearby), now offers free Wi-Fi.

The free wireless Internet service is courtesy of the Times Square Alliance and Yahoo.

Visitors are supposed to get free Wi-Fi via a portal providing latest information about Times Square events and businesses, as well as local weather and news from around the world.

Folks, the next time we’re in the Big Apple we’ll head over to Times Square to see for ourselves how well the free Wi-Fi Internet service works and update this post.

Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
- The Three Witches in Macbeth

Nandita Khanna, do you have no shame at all for running one of the filthiest and crappiest Indian restaurants a.k.a Utsav in New York City.

Eeks, even by the abysmal standards of crappy Indian restaurants in NYC, Nandita’s Utsav stands out for all the wrong reasons.

Utsav, the Indian restaurant that Nandita manages in midtown Manhattan (close to Times Square), serves not merely crappy food (if you go by our dining experience) but is also one of the dirtiest (if you go by several NYC Health Department Inspection Reports).

Worse, Utsav repeatedly keeps failing the NYC Health Dept inspections (failed on Oct 27, 2009, failed on Sep 11, 2009, failed on Aug 21, 2008). Continue Reading