Food at Minar Indian Restaurant is not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service, says the New York City Health Department following its inspection of this Midtown West Manhattan Indian restaurant on June 11, 2010.
This is not the first time that NYC Health Dept has pulled up Minar Indian Restaurant on potential food contamination issues. The previous NYC Health Dept. inspection report of February 24, 2010 also mentioned potential food contamination issues at Minar.

Besides the potential food contamination issues, NYC Health Dept in its June 11 inspection of Minar also found other sanitary violations like improper construction and maintenance of non-food contact surface or equipment and smoked fish and/ or ROP processed food held above 38 degrees Fahrenheit.
Minar Indian Restaurant located at 138 West 46th Street in NYC received 33 violation points during the June 11, 2010 inspection and failed the NYC Health Dept inspection.
To pass the NYC Health Dept. inspection, a restaurant must receive 27 violation points or less.
Folks, this is the second health inspection failure for Minar Indian Restaurant this year. Minar Indian Restaurant failed the NYC Health Dept. inspection conducted on January 27, 2010 as well by receiving 37 violation points.
Sanitary Violations observed at Minar during the June 11, 2010 inspection: Continue reading »
