The DOH closed Cafe Zaiya at 69 Cooper Square following an inspection on April 30.
The Japanese bakery-cafe that opened here in 2008 between St. Mark's Place and Seventh Street has remained closed since the DOH visit. And it appears that the cafe won't be returning. Workers cleaned out the space yesterday, and the location is no longer listed on the Cafe Zaiya website. (The other two locations are in Midtown.)
As for the DOH, the inspection turned up 73 violation points, including for "Insufficient or no refrigerated or hot holding equipment to keep potentially hazardous foods at required temperatures" and "Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service."
This location had passed all previous inspections, with only four violation points in 2017.
Oh no! They had the best bentos in the neighborhood....although it’s true they are usually just sitting out on a table, not warmed or refrigerated. But they are/were from Brooklyn Bento and are much better than what Panya and Sunrise sell. I hope we get a new Japanese takeout somewhere close by....
ReplyDeleteThere's a new Japanese grocer with takeout on 17th by 5th ave, a few doors down from Laut, but it's incredibly expensive. I miss the days when M2M was still at 10th and 3rd ave...
ReplyDeleteTERRIBLE. PLEASE COME BACK!!
ReplyDeleteThe Cafe Zaiya in midtown was closed for health reasons a couple of years ago. They re-opened eventually, though. Hopefully, this one will too. They have great chicken sandwiches.
ReplyDeleteThis is my jam, hopefully they reopen.
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