NYC Restaurants Closed by the Health Department: Week of January 5, 2026

Chicken · 3853 Broadway · Manhattan· First closure on record

• Critical: Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
• Critical: Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
• Critical: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 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.

Bangladeshi · 37-08 73 Street · Queens· First closure on record

• Critical: Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
• Critical: Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures
• Critical: Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• Critical: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.

Coffee/Tea · 107 Thompson Street · 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: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
• Critical: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• Critical: No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.

Bangladeshi · 73-06 37 Avenue · Queens· Closed 2 times before

• Critical: Food, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.
• Critical: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 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: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

Eastern European · 774 Amsterdam Avenue · Manhattan· First closure on record

• Critical: Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
• Critical: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• Critical: Swollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
• Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

Jewish/Kosher · 4305 18 Avenue · Brooklyn· First closure on record

• Critical: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• Critical: Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• Critical: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 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.

Caribbean · 108-10 Guy R Brewer Boulevard · Queens· First closure on record

• Critical: Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• Critical: Swollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
• Critical: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• Critical: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

Coffee/Tea · 530 East 13 Street · Manhattan· Closed 1 time before

• Critical: Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures
• Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

Latin American · 79 Audubon Avenue · Manhattan· First closure on record

• Critical: Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures
• Critical: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 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.
• Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.

Pakistani · 1032 Coney Island Avenue · Brooklyn· First closure on record

• Critical: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• Critical: No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
• Critical: Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
• Critical: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

Bangladeshi · 37-01 61 Street · Queens· Closed 1 time before

• Critical: Sewage disposal system is not provided, improper, inadequate or unapproved.
• Critical: No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
• Critical: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• Critical: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.