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Bombay Palace NYC – An Indian Roach Hovel

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Aug 182011

Midtown West Indian restaurant Bombay Palace is faring badly on the hygiene front these days.

Folks, Bombay Palace at 30 W 52nd St in Midtown Manhattan has two serious problems on the hygiene front:

Bombay Palace – High Violation Score

First, Bombay Palace received a whopping 58 Violation Points in August 1, 2011 New York City Health Department inspection.

By any standards, scoring 58 Violation Points is pretty disgusting.

Bombay Palace – Indian Roach Hovel

Bombay Palace – Live Roaches, Filth Flies

Second, Bombay Palace has:

* Live roaches present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
* Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.
* Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service. Continue reading »

Baluchi’s W.56th St: B-Grade Hygiene, F-Grade Food

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Jul 272011

Baluchi’s Indian restaurant at 240 W 56th St in Manhattan now has a ‘B’ problem.

This is besides the million $$ nightmare of Baluchi’s owner Rakesh Aggarwal and closure of Baluch’s Spring St location by the New York City Health Department.

The ‘B’ problem of Baluchi’s on W 56th Street is the hygiene grade issued by the NYC Health Dept.

And it is a shameful B as Baluchi’s W.56th St sanitary violation score is 22.

Baluchi’s Gets B-Grade on Hygiene

While issuing the B Grade to Baluchi’s on June 27, 2011, the NYC Health Dept. inspection report cited following hygiene violations (critical violations are in red):

1) Food worker does not use proper utensil to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
2) Live roaches present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Continue reading »

Mice Plagued Utsav Gets B Grade on Hygiene

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May 022011

Folks, the Hygiene Grade for Utsav Indian restaurant in NYC is out.

Yes, it is a shameful B.

Utsav is a B Grade Indian restaurant, according to the wise souls at New York City Health Department.

Utsav Indian restaurant (Located at 1185 Avenue of Americas at W.46th St near Times Square) received the shameful B Grade on April 28, 2011.

Readers of this fine blog may remember that we wrote Utsav’s hygiene grade is pending after it received a whopping 40 Violation Points in March 1, 2011 health inspection.

While issuing the shameful B Grade to Utsav, the NYC Health Department’s report cited among other things:

Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

Much to the dismay of Indian food lovers, we note that Utsav in Times square is plagued by mice problems as eight consecutive inspection reports of NYC Health Department from 08/21/2008-03/01/2011 raised the issue of mice problems at Utsav facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

Utsav NYC – B Grade on Hygiene

Here is the complete list of Sanitary Violations at Utsav that the NYC Health Dept cited while issuing a B Grade to this restaurant on April 28, 2011 in its inspection report showing 20 Violation Points (Critical Violations in red color):

1) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
2) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Continue reading »

Utsav NYC – Mice Haven in Times Square

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Jan 272011

Utsav NYC Review – Below Average Food; Poor Service

Folks, every single inspection of Utsav at 1185 Avenue of Americas (at W.46th St) by the NYC Health Department since 2008 has found evidence of mice.

No kidding.

Seven consecutive inspections by the NYC Health Dept since 2008 and every single one has found evidence of mice or live mice at Utsav, which touts itself as offering Festive Indian cuisine.

Open any inspection report of NYC Health Dept. on Utsav since 08/21/2008 and you’ll find this critical violation listed:

Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

How disgusting. How dirty.

WTF is the Utsav management doing to get a handle on the mice problem plaguing the restaurant. Obviously not enough because the restaurant is a serial offender.

We don’t know about you schmucks but we’d prefer to stay away from Indian restaurants that consistently show evidence of mice.

Utsav NYC – Mice Haven in Times Square

Besides the evidence of mice or live mice, the latest inspection of Utsav, NYC (conducted on 01/26/2011 after a gap of nearly 14 months) found other sanitary violations like facility not vermin proof, plumbing not properly installed or maintained et. al. Continue reading »

NYC Health Dept. Reopens Salt & Pepper

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Oct 282010

Salt & Pepper Indian restaurant located in midtown west Manhattan near Penn Station, has been reopened on October 27 after a follow-on inspection.

The restaurant at 139 W.33rd St had been closed by the New York City Health Department after a health inspection on October 22, 2010 uncovered serious hygiene-related violations.

Salt & Pepper received four violation points in the October 27 inspection.

NYC Health Dept. Closes Salt & Pepper

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Oct 252010

Salt & Pepper Indian restaurant located in midtown west Manhattan near Penn Station has been closed by the New York City Health Department after a health inspection on October 22, 2010 uncovered serious hygiene-related violations.

Salt & Pepper located at 138 West 33 St in NYC received a whopping 127 violation points in NYC Health Dept’s inspection of October 22, 2010

Sanitary Violations observed at Salt & Pepper on October 22, 2010 health inspection:
(critical violations in red color)

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. Continue reading »

Aaheli Has Mice, Flying Insects and Vermin Issues; Fails NYC Health Inspection Again

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Jul 292010

Sri Om Balaji Corporation dba Aaheli, located at 826 9th Avenue in Midtown West Manhattan, has evidence of mice or live mice, flying insects or live flying insects present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas, says the New York City Health Department following its inspection of this Indian restaurant on July 6, 2010.

Also, according to the NYC Health Dept inspection report of July 6, 2010, Aaheli Indian restaurant facility is not vermin proof and harborage or conditions conducive to vermin exist.

Aaheli Indian restaurant received a whopping 52 violation points and failed the NYC Health Dept. Inspection of July 6, 2010.

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

Aaheli Fails Health Inspection Twice

Folks, this is the second health inspection failure for Aaheli Indian Restaurant this year. Aaheli Indian Restaurant failed the previous NYC Health Dept. inspection conducted on May 20, 2010 as well by receiving 41 violation points.

Sanitary Violations observed at Aaheli during the July 6, 2010 inspection (Critical Violations in red color):

*1) Cold food held above 41°F (smoked fish above 38°F) except during necessary preparation.
2) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
3) Evidence of flying insects or live flying insects present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
4) Sufficient refrigerated or hot holding equipment not provided to meet proper time and temperature requirements for potentially hazardous foods. Continue reading »

Potential Food Contamination Issues at Minar; Fails NYC Health Inspection

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Jul 212010

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 »

Baluchi’s Rakesh Aggarwal: A Million $$ Nightmare

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Jul 202010

Baluchi’s Rakesh Aggarwal’s Nightmare – Chapter 2

Poor Rakesh Aggarwal could soon become Poorer Rakesh Aggarwal.

Poorer?

Yes, after all, the man behind the Baluchi’s Indian restaurant chain in New York City now might have to fork out close to a million dollars ($967,000 to be precise) in a proposed legal settlement with some of his current and former employees.

Our heart goes out to the Aggarwal bloke.

A million dollars is still a lot of money.

Plus the whole legal process of the last 18 months, including the depositions, must have been very stressful to Baluchi’s owner Rakesh Aggarwal.

We won’t be surprised if the legal stress has subtracted a few years from Rakesh’s life.

Origin of Baluchi’s / Rakesh Aggarwal’s Nightmare
Rakesh Aggarwal’s nightmare started in November 2008 when some of his former and current employees sued Rakesh and his Baluchi’s Continue Reading

Roaches, Vermin Issues at Spice Fusion; Fails NYC Health Inspection

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Jul 202010

Raw, cooked or prepared food at Spice Fusion is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated and/ or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan, says the New York City Health Department following an inspection of this Midtown West Manhattan Indian restaurant on June 25, 2010.

Spice Fusion Indian Bistro located at 777 on 8th Ave in NYC has evidence of, or live roaches in facility’s food and/ or nonfood areas and is not vermin proof, harborage or conditions conducive to vermin exist according to NYC Health Dept. inspection report of June 25, 2010.

Also, hand washing facility at Spice Fusion Indian restaurant is not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room; soap and an acceptable hand-drying device and hot and cold running water at adequate pressure are not provided at the facility.

Roaches, Vermin Issues Mar Spice Fusion

Spice Fusion received 38 violation points during the June 25, 2010 inspection and failed the NYC Health Dept inspection. Continue reading »

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Utsav NYC – Mice Haven in Times Square

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