Closings: Vivi Bubble Tea on 3rd Avenue

Photos by Patterson Beckwith 

The Vivi Bubble Tea outpost on the NW corner of Third Avenue at Ninth Street has closed. 

The signage for patrons notes that the 10-year lease was up...

As of early last week, workers were already taking apart the interior...

This storefront was previously Organic Avenue.

Meanwhile, there are still multiple bubble tea options nearby. 

ViVi back in bubble tea action on Allen after 2-month DOH-related closure

The ViVi Bubble Tea outpost on Allen Street just south of Houston reopened late last week after a two-month stint on the temporarily closed list.

The DOH ordered the chainlet closed after an inspection on Oct. 1 turned up 79 violation points, including for "Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan."

The operators of this ViVi location renovated the interior during the time off, and received the OK to reopen after a Dec. 3 follow-up inspection only turned up 2 violation points.

There are nearly 30 ViVis in NYC, including one on 14th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue and Third Avenue at Ninth Street.