Carnegie Deli Closed by Health Department
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Apr 6, 2004 5:30 pm US/Eastern
(1010 WINS) (NEW YORK) The Carnegie Deli, a Manhattan theater district institution famous for its mile-high pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, was briefly closed by inspectors because of health violations.
The offenses included cold food that was not cold enough and hot food that was not hot enough, a city spokesman said Tuesday.
The restaurant was closed Monday night after it failed a third inspection in three months, said Sid Dinsay, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. It reopened Tuesday after providing the department with an affidavit of correction, he said.
A woman who answered the telephone at the midtown restaurant said acting president Sanford Levine was not there and no one else could comment.
Health violations at the deli included 13 pounds of tuna fish found at 45 degrees Fahrenheit, 4 degrees warmer than the legal limit for cold food, and potato pancakes at 91 degrees, 49 degrees cooler than the legal limit for hot food, Dinsay said.
Inspectors also found bread boxes and pickle barrels that were uncovered, he said.
Monday's visit by inspectors was a final compliance inspection after the deli failed two inspections in February and March. Health inspectors plan to do a follow-up visit, Dinsay said.
The Carnegie Delicatessen & Restaurant, whose sandwiches are named after celebrities, is a block east of the Ed Sullivan Theater, where "The Late Show with David Letterman" tapes. |
