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On Saturday, I stopped by the always excellent David's Bagels on First Avenue and 16th Street and found it was closed with the gate pulled halfway down. Even in the 30 seconds I stood there I met four or five people who loved David's and were shocked that it was closed.
This week, the gate was lifted high enough for people to see the familiar yellow notice from the Department of Health... several readers shared photos of this...
[Photo via EVG reader Doug]
According to public records, the Department of Health closed the establishment following an inspection last Friday that turned up 60 violations points.
The top-three sanitary violations noted by the DOH were:
- Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
- Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140º F to 70º F or less within 2 hours, and from 70º F to 41º F or less within 4 additional hours.
- Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Public records show that David's has never run afoul of the DOH before... last inspection, from June 13, turned up just 9 violation points.
As the readers said, hopefully David's will be back open soon. Calls to the shop went unanswered yesterday.
Updated 11 a.m.
A reader says they are back open...
My favorite bagel place by far! I hope they get back on their feet soon!
ReplyDeletePlease come back. Pleeeeeeeeeease.....
ReplyDeleteThere's always Ess-A-Bagel.
ReplyDeleteI walked by this morning. It's open again!
ReplyDeleteOh thank God, thanks Anon. 10:43! I still miss them being on 14th and 1st, but to not have them around at all - noooooo! And yes, Anon. 6:03, the best bagels, like fresh hot sesame or poppyseed drenched in butter - man, I can feel my arteries snapping like pipe stems!
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DeleteSounds like a "schmear" campaign! Seriously, good luck to David's. Let's hope it was an aberration and not a sign of something insidious. See you soon for another bagel.
ReplyDeleteIt's almost impossible for an establishment to get shut down by the DOH. You get three try's. Three inspections to clean up your act. It's misleading to say these guys were shut down solely for the crimes listed. Go back and check the violations listed on the previous two visits. DOH does not want to shut anyone down. Always a last resort. And things need to be seriously bad for that to happen. The comments here are surprising. Establishments owe it to their guests to be on point when it comes to health and well being. When they aren't guests should take that as a personal insult.
ReplyDeleteThis place is back baby! =D
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