Source: Foodika
Sept. 20, 2016 By Hannah Wulkan
Pita Pan, a popular Mediterranean restaurant on 30th Avenue, has been closed by the Health Department for sanitary violations.
The restaurant, located at 37-15 30th Avenue, was closed after accumulating 48 violation points at the inspection last Thursday, with four violations listed as “critical” including live mice and flies on the premises, poor staff hygiene, and food not being protected from contamination.
The Health Department shut the restaurant down a month after it received an ungraded evaluation and was put on notice for similar, but less extreme, violations it had at the time.
The list of violations also included three non-critical listings, which included the facility not being vermin proof, improper plumbing that created drainage and sewer issues, and improperly constructed structures that food does not come in to contact with.
The Health Department gives out letter grades to restaurants based on a points system. Any restaurant that receives between zero and 13 points receives an A grade, any receiving between 14 and 27 points gets a B grade, and any with 28 or more points gets a C grade. Each point value is assigned based on the size and scale of the violation.
If any violations are especially bad, the restaurant can be shut down until it gets its score back under 28 violation points, at which point it can be inspected again and reopen.
