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NYC Closes Unhygienic Indian Dump Shaan

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Jan 272012
 

Shaan Indian restaurant on E. 53rd Street in NYC has been closed by the New York City Health Department following an inspection on January 24, 2012.

Shaan NYC – Critical Hygiene Violations Galore

Folks, while closing Shaan NYC Indian restaurant on January 24, 2012, the NYC Health Dept. inspection report cited a galore of critical hygiene violations including evidence of rats or live rats, mice or live mice.

Critical violations marked in red color are:

* Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
* Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
* Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
* Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
* Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
* Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
* Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

Shaan NYC – Other Hygiene Violations

Besides the above critical violations, Shaan NYC Indian restaurant also has following issues: Continue reading »

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Unhygienic Dawat Closed by NYC Health Dept.

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Oct 082011
 

 Update:  Dawat has been reopened by NYC Health Dept. after conducting a follow on inspection.

Dawat on E58th St in Midtown Manhattan has been closed by the New York City Health Department following an inspection of this Indian restaurant on October 5, 2011.

Dawat NYC – Mice,  Food Contamination Issues

While closing Dawat NYC on October 5, the NYC Health Dept. inspection report cited a galore of critical hygiene violations:

  • Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
  • Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
  • Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
  • 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.
  • Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
  • Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

Unhygienic Dawat Closed by NYCNYC Closes Unhygienic Dawat

Dawat NYC – Other Hygiene Violations Continue reading »

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Yeeks, Chola NYC Now Has Live Roaches

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Aug 262011
 

Midtown NYC Indian restaurant Chola NYC (232 E.58th St) now has live roaches, according to the latest NYC Health Department inspection report.

The NYC Health Dept. treats Live Roaches as a critical violation and marks it in red in the inspection report.

Chola NYCLive Roaches at Chola

Chola NYC – Live Roaches

According to the August 17, 2011 inspection report, Chola NYC (like its sister restaurants Dhaba and Bhojan on Lexington Avenue) now has the problem of Live Roaches.

Here’s what the NYC Health Dept. said about the critical Live Roaches problem at Chola NYC:

Live roaches present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

Yeeks!

We still can’t understand why so many NYC Indian restaurants maintain such poor hygiene.

Don’t NYC Indian restaurants like Chola understand that poor hygiene practices like Live Roaches can cause serious damage to the health of diners.

What a shame!

Chola NYC – Other Critical Violations

In addition to the live roaches problem, Chola NYC has other critical hygiene issues:


* Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.

* Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.

By the way, the NYC Health inspection report about Chola also says:

* Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.

Chola NYC – Higher Violation Points

Compared to the previous NYC Health Dept. inspection of June 14, 2011 (19 violation points), the total number of violation points at Chola NYC has increased to 23 in the August 17, 2011 health inspection.

Chola NYC – Loses its A Grade

By the way, Chola NYC‘s A grade has been replaced by Grade Pending notation now with the new inspection report of August 17, 2011.

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Tadka NYC has Live Roaches and Potential Food Contamination Issues, Says NYC Health Dept.

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May 092011
 

Folks, if we’ve said it once we’ve said it a million times – Indian restaurants in NYC are notoriously dirty and unhygienic.

Take for instance, the Midtown East Indian restaurant Tadka NYC at 229, East 53rd St, Manhattan.

After an inspection of Tadka on April 26, 2011, the New York City  Heath Department has recently put out a report on the restaurant and, frankly speaking, it makes for disgusting reading.

Tadka NYC has Live Roaches

Tadka NYC – Live Roaches

Never one for great hygiene, Tadka NYC’s hygiene situation seems to have gotten worse lately if you go by the number of Violation Points it received in the latest health inspection compared to its previous inspection:

April 26, 2011 – 35 Violation Points

May 11, 2010 – 24 Violation Points

There is more folks.

It is not just the jump in total violation points that’s depressing. The type of hygiene violations at Tadka are also a cause for concern.

For instance, the following hygiene issue was cited in the NYC Health Dept. inspection report of Tadka on April 26, 2011:

Live roaches present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

Live roaches in a restaurant? Folks, that is so sick.

Besides the issue of live roaches, the April 26, 2011 NYC health inspection of Tadka also unearthed the following violations:

Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.

Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.

BTW, the NYC Health Dept. considers live roaches, potential food contamination and adulteration issues as critical violations and highlights them in red color.

Here is the full list of Sanitary Violations observed at Tadka NYC during the April 26, 2011 inspection: (Critical Violations in red color): Continue reading »

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44th St Curry House Closed by NYC Health Dept.

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Apr 282011
 

44th Street Curry House Indian restaurant, located at 160 East 44 St in Midtown East Manhattan has been closed by the New York City Health Department following a health inspection on April 27, 2011.

Folks, 44th Street Curry House received a whopping 67 Violation Points in its April 27, 2011 health inspection.

While closing  44th Street Curry House, the NYC Health Department’s inspection report cited adulterated or contaminated raw, cooked or prepared food, presence of filth flies, evidence of mice or live mice among other things.

Here is the full list of Sanitary Violations that resulted in closure of 44th Street Curry House Continue reading »

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Tulsi Not Enjoyable Place for Dinner – NYT

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Mar 292011
 

As anyone who’s ever been to an Indian restaurant in NYC can tell you, they are the crappiest, most unwelcome places on Earth.

Wobbly tables, litter on the floor, harsh lighting, trashy furniture and dirty toilets are all par for the course when you step into an Indian restaurant.

But it comes as a surprise to learn that even fancy places like Tulsi (211 E.46th St, Midtown East) have come under the harsh glare of some critics.

The New York Times, while praising Tulsi’s food, wasn’t too pleased with the ambiance inside the restaurant, the latest venture of Hemant Mathur.

Here’s an excerpt from the NYT review:

Too bad, then, that Tulsi’s lighting is harsh, and that the service style runs more to chain-restaurant gab than anything approaching the hushed, pajama-clad grace of Devi. Too bad, too, that behind its Continue reading »

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Darbar Grill Reopens; Still has Mice Problems

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Mar 242011
 

Darbar Grill Review – Satanic Curse on NYC Diners

Darbar Grill Indian restaurant, located at 157 East 55 St in Midtown East Manhattan has been reopened by the New York City Health Department on March 23, 2011 after a follow-on inspection.

The NYC Health Department had closed Darbar Grill after a health inspection on March 22, 2011 uncovered serious hygiene-related sanitary violations.

Darbar Grill Review – Satanic Curse on NYC Diners

Darbar Grill received Nine violation points in the March 23, 2011 and still has evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

Here is the full list of Sanitary Violations observed at Darbar Grill Indian restaurant Continue reading »

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Darbar Grill Closed by NYC Health Dept.

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Mar 232011
 

Darbar Grill Indian restaurant, located at 157 East 55 St in Midtown East Manhattan has been closed by the New York City Health Department following a health inspection on March 22, 2011.

Folks, Darbar Grill received a shameful 50 Violation Points in its March 22, 2011 health inspection.

Darbar Grill Review – Satanic Curse on NYC Diners

According to the March 22, 2011 NYC health inspection report, Darbar Grill has evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas and  wiping cloths are soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.

Also, food contact surface at Darbar Grill is not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

Here is the full list of Sanitary Violations observed at Darbar Grill during the March 22, 2011 inspection:
(Critical Violations in red color): Continue reading »

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Manhattan’s Most Unhygienic Thai Restaurant – Little Thai Kitchen on E 53rd St

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Mar 072011
 

Folks, of the 136 Thai restaurants listed by the New York City Health Department in Manhattan, Little Thai Kitchen at 231 East 53rd Street in Manhattan is the most unhygienic (as of March 7, 2011) with a whopping 69 Violation Points to its discredit.

Little Thai Kitchen scored 16 Violation Points more than the second-most unhygienic Thai restaurant in Manhattan.

The NYC Health Dept last inspected Little Thai Kitchen on February 15, 2011 in which the restaurant received a shameful 69 Violation Points.

According to the February 15, 2011 NYC Health Dept. inspection report, Little Thai Kitchen has evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas, food protection certificate not held by supervisor of food operations etc.

By the way, we wonder if Bollywood actor Shiva Natarajan still owns Little Thai Kitchen. Continue reading »

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Shame, Darbar Grill gets a B Grade on Hygiene

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Nov 032010
 

Darbar Grill Review – Satanic Curse on NYC Diners

How Depressing.

Some Indian restaurants just don’t seem to take hygiene seriously enough.

Invariably, these restaurants fare badly on the NYC Health Department inspections.

One shameless NYC Indian restaurant that often fares poorly on NYC Health Department inspections is Darbar Grill on E.55th St., which recently scored a B grade in the latest inspection.

Truth be said, Darbar Grill is a serial offender when it comes to poor hygiene practices.

No surprise then that Darbar Grill often notches up a lot of violation points in the NYC Health Dept. inspections.

Darbar Grill has scored a maximum of 60 and a minimum of 20 violation points in the various inspections conducted by the NYC Health Dept. over the last 12 months.

Some of the hygiene issues that have cropped up at Darbar Grill in the various inspections conducted by the the NYC Health Dept over the last 12 months include:

* Evidence of Mice or Live Mice

* Flies in facility’s food and/or non-food areas

* Inadequate personal cleanliness

* Facility not vermin proof

* Food item spoiled, adulterated, contaminated or cross-contaminated

* Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service

* Food contact surface not properly washed

* Hot food item not held at or above 140º F

Disgusting. Continue reading »

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