A well known kosher restaurant in New York’s Diamond District has been shut
down by the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene after
department inspectors found a large number of violations during an
inspection carried out early last week.
Kosher Restaurant Closed By City Over Food Safety And Related Violations
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
A well known kosher restaurant in New York’s Diamond District has been shut down by the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene after department inspectors found a large number of violations during an inspection carried out early last week.
Taam-Tov, located at 41 W. 47th St., specializes in Russian food. The DoHaMH inspection found 55 violation points, DNAinfo reported, an exceedingly large number.
Restaurant employees were caught scooping food with their bare hands. Evidence of live mice was discovered, as were roaches in food areas. Food was also transported uncovered by restaurant employees.
In 2007, The New York Times called Taam-Tov "the best deal on a street where you can end up spending a fortune,” for a meal.
In Jan. 2011, a DoHaMH inspection reportedly found even more violations, giving Taam-Tov 93 violation points for food safety and cleanliness issues including failure to refrigerate food and lack of a proper hand-washing facility.