Salaam Bombay NYC Goes Bad on Hygiene Front

Remember Salaam Bombay on Greenwich Street in NYC which got the coveted A Grade from the NYC Health Department on hygiene front?

Barely five months after it won the A Grade, the hygiene picture at Salaam Bombay NYC has turned bad.

This downtown Manhattan Indian restaurant scored a whopping 38 Violation Points in a new NYC health inspection conducted on May 24, 2011.

Dirty/Cracked Eggs at Salaam Bombay NYC

The May 24, 2011 New York City Health Department inspection of Salaam Bombay NYC unearthed among other disturbing violations:

Eggs found dirty/cracked; liquid, frozen or powdered eggs not pasteurized.

Besides the dirty/cracked eggs the NYC Health Dept. inspection report of May 24, 2011 cites other hygiene violations like non-food contact surface is improperly constructed, non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained et.al

Here is the complete list of Sanitary Violations at Salaam Bombay on Greenwich Street, according to the NYC Health Dept’s May 24, 2011 inspection report (Critical Violations in red):

1) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
2) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
3) Eggs found dirty/cracked; liquid, frozen or powdered eggs not pasteurized.
4) Appropriately scaled metal stem-type thermometer or thermocouple not provided or used to evaluate temperatures of potentially hazardous foods during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
5) 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.
6) Other general violation.

Salaam Bombay NYC Previous Health Dept. Inspection Reports:

Date | Violation Points
05/24/2011 – 38
12/22/2010 – 5

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