[Updated] DOH temporarily closes Hop Devil Grill and the Belgian Room

DOH inspectors came calling on St. Mark's Place Friday… and both the Belgian Room …



… and Hop Devil Grill were temporarily closed for the weekend for unspecified violations (the reports were not online just yet)…



Both spaces have signs on the door noting they are closed "due to electrical issues."


[Photo by Ted Roden]

There isn't any mention of the closures on either bar's website or social media accounts.

Meanwhile, Ton-Up Cafe, which is between The Belgian Room and Hop Devil Grill, is also closed…



Not much info on the sign on the door…



The cafe opened in April 2013 … and serves paninis named in honor of Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry and Elvis.

One of the owners here also operates Falanghina, the pizzeria which remains open at the former Whole Earth Bakery across the street.

Updated 5-13

The Belgian Room and Hop Devil Grill are BACK open.

[Updated] DOH temporarily closes Double Down Saloon on Avenue A

[Photo via @brain_floss]

After a visit to the Double Down Saloon on Avenue A yesterday, inspectors closed the bar and affixed the familiar yellow sticker of doom on the door... Inspectors haven't filed the report online yet.

Updated:

The inspector's report is now online... 68 total violation points, per the DOH... the usual 4-legged things... plus! " No facilities available to wash, rinse and sanitize utensils and/or equipment."

Papaya Dog back open

Meant to note that Papaya Dog on First Avenue and East 14th Street is back open after a brief bout with the DOH earlier this week. Violations included "Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations," among other things you may not want to know about.

DOH temporarily closes Papaya Dog

Ugh. The DOH paid a visit to Papaya Dog on East 14th Street and First Avenue yesterday ... and apparently didn't like what they saw during the inspection. The report isn't yet online...

Photo via James and Karla Murray.

Gandhi is apparently leaking gas on East Sixth Street

Gandhi, an old-timer (circa 1984) on East Sixth Street, is currently closed... Shawn Chittle noted the sign on the door say that they have "gas leaking."



This happens to coincide with a visit last week by the DOH ... whose inspectors dropped 57 violation points on them, including: "Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations," according to the DOH website.

DOH temporarily closes Blue Owl on Second Avenue

The DOB temporarily closed Blue Owl on Second near East 12th Street Tuesday after an inspection yielded 49 violation points, according to city records.

Among the violations at the basement cocktail lounge/tapas joint: "Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred."

[Updated: They are back open] DOH temporarily closes Vinny Vincenz on First Avenue

Ugh. Crazy Eddie passes along word that the DOH temporarily closed EVG favorite Vinny Vincenz this afternoon.

The pizzeria near East 14th Street was carrying an A rating. Inspectors handed out just 13 violation points during their last visit on Oct. 10. Among the infractions: "'Wash hands' sign not posted at hand wash facility."

The DOH has not updated its website with the record of today's visit.

The 10-year-old Vinny Vincenz is currently in a $1 pizza battle with its new neighbors, 2 Bros.

Report: DOH temporarily closes the Sunburnt Cow on Avenue C

[File photo]

The DOH has temporarily closed drunk-brunch hotspot the Sunburnt Cow, reports Serena Soloman at DNAinfo this afternoon.

Inspectors found 56 violation points during a visit on Friday, including "the space not being considered 'vermin proof' and its toilet facility not being well maintained and having no toilet paper," per the DOH website.

Owner Heathe St. Clair blamed the ongoing Hurricane Sandy recovery for the failed inspection. The bar-restaurant on Avenue C was one of the many businesses along Avenue C to suffer from extensive Sandy-related flood damage last fall.

[Updated] DOH temporarily closes Maharlika on First Avenue; bonus gas leak

EVG reader AC points out that Maharlika, the Filipino restaurant on First Avenue near East Seventh Street, is temporarily closed. Per the DOH, they had 63 violation points on an inspection dated Jan. 29 ...

Interestingly enough, despite the telltale DOH stickers, signs on the door point to a "gas leak."



Updated 2-15
Per Eater, the restaurant reopens tonight.

[BACK OPEN] DOH temporarily closes Eastside Bakery on Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place

EVG regular William Klayer noted today that the DOH temporarily closed Eastside Bakery Net on Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place... this latest inspection report has not yet been posted online... here is their previous record.

[Updated] DOH temporarily closes Kelly's Sports Bar on Avenue A

EVG reader AC notes that Kelly's on Avenue A is closed this evening, and there's the telltale yellow DOH sticker on the front door. The inspection must have happened this afternoon — no record of it yet on the Health Department website. Perhaps they'll be back up and running by Thursday evening's Sabres-Bruins game.

Updated 1-30
The inspection report is now online. An inspector found 38 violation points in total for the following:

1) Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
2) Sewage disposal system improper or unapproved.

DOH temporarily closes Nino's

Late Friday afternoon, we noted that Nino's 2.0 had abruptly closed once again on Avenue A and St. Mark's Place... at the time, we didn't spot the DOH's calling sticker...

The DOH inspector found 86 violation points during a visit on Wednesday. The top 4 listed violations:

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) Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
4) Appropriately scaled metal stem-type thermometer or thermocouple not provided or used to evaluate temperatures of potentially hazardous foods during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.

Also, as we pointed out in that same post, the 2 Bros. supreme slice joint on St. Mark's Place had reopened... They were closed for renovations following a fire in a nearby apartment in September.

DOH temporarily closes Blue 9 Burger

The DOH paid a visit to the burger joint on Third Avenue and NYU on Wednesday... found 40 violations points (down from 50 in an Oct. 18 inspection), including for evidence of various critters...

DOH temporarily closes Happy Wok on Avenue C

Over here on Avenue C near East 11th Street...

... there's an "in construction" sign up on the Happy Wok...

... A tipster notes that the DOH temporarily closed the restaurant after inspectors found 86 violation points ... including for:
• Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
• Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
• Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.

The city inspected Happy Wok last on May, and they found just 11 violation points... down from 110 violation points last August, when they were also briefly closed ... (Violations included "Duties of an officer of the Department interfered with or obstructed.")

DOH temporarily closes Plump Dumpling on Second Avenue

[EVG reader AC]

The DOH apparently paid a visit today here on Second Avenue at 11th Street... inspectors haven't posted the report online just yet... we'll check back later...

DOH temporarily closes Tuck Shop on East First Street

A Tuck Shop regular regretfully informs us that the DOH has temporarily closed the East First Street location after a visit yesterday yielded 46 violation points, including for "evidence" of various live things ... You can hit the locations on St. Mark's Place and the Chelsea Market in the meantime...

DOH temporarily closes Yaffa Cafe on St. Mark's Place

We learned the hard way that the DOH temporarily closed one of our perennial favorites, Yaffa Cafe on St. Mark's Place... when we showed up for a meal...

Per the DOH website, the city issued 60 violation points ... No. 1 on the list: "Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation."

Anyway, we look forward to going back when they reopen.

UPDATE: They reopened Friday.

Baoguette Cafe back open on St. Mark's Place

Last Wednesday, the DOH temporarily closed Baoguette Cafe on St. Mark's Place with 80 violation points... Anyway, just a quick note (post?) to say that they are back open... (The DOH website didn't have the Baoguette entry updated just yet...)

Photo by Bobby Williams.

City temporarily closes Baoguette on St. Mark's Place

Yesterday, Baoguette Cafe on St. Mark's Place was closed... workers were cleaning up the place...

[Bobby Williams]

Now with the gates down, you can spot the DOH stickers...

A handwritten sign says "Sorry we are closed. Need to renew expired permit tomorrow! Hope to open tomorrow."

The expiration date on the document is April 30, 2012.

However, there's more to it than a simple expired permit. According to the DOH website, Baoguette was hit with 80 violation points during an inspection, including evidence of various live things.

Meanwhile, we spotted this under the Baoguette sign out front.. a reminder of the former tenant... Ah, Bamn! (And their website is still live!)

DOH temporarily shutters Japadog on St. Mark's Place

EV Grieve reader AC noted that the DOH temporarily closed Japadog here on St. Mark's Place... The inspection must have happened late this afternoon — the report isn't on the DOH website just yet. The popular hot doggery opened between Second Avenue and Third Avenue on Jan. 5.

Meanwhile, unrelated, EV Grieve reader Venya noted that someone borrowed/stole/swallowed the J in Japadog a few weeks back...

Workers replaced the J in due time...