NYC Restaurants Closed by the Health Department: Week of February 17, 2025

Chinese · 40-33 Main Street · Queens· First closure on record

• Critical: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• Critical: No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
• Critical: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
• Critical: Toilet facility not provided for employees or for patrons when required. Shared patron-employee toilet accessed through kitchen, food prep or storage area or utensil washing area.

African · 1344 East Gun Hill Road · The Bronx· First closure on record

• Critical: No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
• Critical: No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
• Critical: Tobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
• Critical: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

Caribbean · 1931 Madison Avenue · Manhattan· First closure on record

• Critical: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
• Critical: No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
• Critical: Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
• Critical: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

Jewish/Kosher · 701 Bedford Avenue · Brooklyn· First closure on record

• Failure to comply with an order of the Board of Health, Commissioner or Department.

Italian · 2311 Arthur Avenue · The Bronx· First closure on record

• Critical: Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
• Critical: Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• Critical: Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
• Critical: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.