El Despertar, 849 Prospect Avenue, Bronx, NY, Bronx, Bronx, NY, USA

“Date Closed: Feb 13, 2020
Reason for Closure:
Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
Source: New York City Environmental Health Department. ”

“Date Closed: Feb 13, 2020
Reason for Closure:
Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.... See More
Source: New York City Environmental Health Department. ”

“Date Closed: Feb 13, 2020
Reason for Closure:
Thawing procedures improper.
Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
Proper sanitization not provided for utensil ware washing operation.
Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the... See More premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Shellfish not from approved source, improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
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.
Source: New York City Environmental Health Department. ”

“you may want to have a chat. Not only did his store forget the chicken nuggets on the order, he was unapologetic with his raw chicken service. I wouldn’t have cared if I noticed before I ate it.... to be fair, he did offer a refund for the sandwich ONLY.... ”

“Date Closed: Feb 12, 2020
Reason for Closure:
Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
Insufficient or no refrigerated or hot holding equipment to keep potentially hazardous foods at required temperatures.
Evidence of rats or live... See More rats present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
Source: New York City Environmental Health Department. ”

“Date Closed: Feb 12, 2020
Reason for Closure:
Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
Food from unapproved or unknown source or home canned. Reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing; or ROP foods... See More prepared on premises transported to another site.
Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.
Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140º F to 70º F or less within 2 hours, and from 70º F to 41º F or less within 4 additional hours.
Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
Source: New York City Environmental Health Department. ”

“Date Closed: Feb 13, 2020
Reason for Closure:
Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.... See More
Source: New York City Environmental Health Department. ”

“Date Closed: Feb 14, 2020
Reason for Closure:
Failure to comply with an Order of the Board of Health, Commissioner, or Department.
Source: New York City Environmental Health Department. ”

“Date Closed: Feb 14, 2020
Reason for Closure:
Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided.
Evidence of mice... See More or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
Tobacco use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area observed.
Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
Hot food item that has been cooked and refrigerated is being held for service without first being reheated to 1 65º F or above within 2 hours.
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Mechanical or natural ventilation system not provided, improperly installed, in disrepair and/or fails to prevent excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation vapors, odors, smoke, and fumes.
Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
Source: New York City Environmental Health Department. ”

“The four for four After five hours i felt sick. Only one person sick. ”

“Frozen beef patties ”

“The Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced the recall of several Müller yogurt products due to the potential presence of metal pieces, which make these products unsafe to consume.

FSA advises consumers not to eat these products and to return them to the place of purchase instead. The recalled products are... See More the following:

- Müller Corner Fruit 6 Pack – Cherry & Blackberry/Raspberry. (6x143g). Best before: 04 Mar.
- Müller Corner Fruit 6 Pack – Strawberry & Peach/Apricot. (6x143g). Best before: 26 Feb, 02 Mar.
- Brooklea Light Fruit 6 Pack – Raspberry and Cranberry, Strawberry. (1050g (6x175g)). Best before: 20 Feb, 26 Feb, 04 Mar.
- Milbona Fat Free Greek Yoghurt – Strawberry. (4x125g). Use by: 04 Mar.
- Milbona Fat Free Yoghurt Multipack – Mixed. (6x165g). Use by: 26 Feb, 04 Mar.
- Milbona Fat Free Fruit Yoghurt – Strawberry. (165g). Use by: 04 Mar.
- Müller Corner Favourites 6 Pack – Strawberry, Vanilla/Chocolate Balls & Digestive Biscuit. (6x130/143g). Best before: 03 Mar.
- Müllerlight 6 Pack – Strawberry, Cherry & Raspberry/Cranberry. (6x160g). Best before: 07 Mar.
- Müllerlight – Cherry Single. (1x160g). Best before: 13 Mar.
- Müllerlight 6 Pack – Mango/Passionfruit, Peach/Pineapple & Mandarin. (6x160g). Best before: 14 Mar.
- Müllerlight Greek – Strawberry. (4x120g). Best before: 07 Mar.
- Müller Rice 6 Pack – Apple & Raspberry. (6x180g). Use by: 08 Mar.
- Müller Bliss Mascarpone Style Yogurt – Peach & Apricot. (4x110g). Best before: 10 Mar.
- Brooklea Light Strawberry Single Pot. (175g). Best before: 26 Feb, 04 Mar.

You can check the full recall notice on the FSA website food.gov.uk

Source: FSA ”

“Someone up in the rank needs to seriously fix the food problem served at that place. It's cold food and been out for awhile and some of it's old and moldy. Many people have told me they get very ill from the food .. so I'm not the only one.... See More It's horrible to feel that sick from food. ”

“I purchased a special of the day which consisted of a Cheese burger, fries and a can of soda. The purchase was made January 23, 2020 around 5:35pm. In less than 24hrs of eating the meal, I became nauseated, starting vomiting and experienced diarrhea. ”

“She was feeling at first faint and sweaty then she began feeling nauseous. I told her to get out of the car to get fresh air and drink some water. Then she started dry heaving then throwing up and she still doesn’t feel well. It’s been 19hrs from the time... See More she ate the beyond burger. She has the beyond burger. One person got sick. It began a few hours after she ate the meal and she had all of those symptoms above including sweating and malaise. ”

“Right after I made new 3 dollar burger. 30 minutes later I started to feel my stomach and now I had 3 diarrhea already with in the last 5 hours.   I was at store and decided to pass by here and grab small quick meal so I ordered their 3... See More dollar special burger. 30 minutes later I started to feel my stomach and within the last 5 hours I already had 3 diarrhea ”

“Red Machine Naked juice from school cafeteria. I took several sips on the train and within 30 minutes I had stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, dehydration and light headed ness. I ended up in the ER for the rest of the day. ”

“2 chicken hard tacos, pico and chips, soda. 12 hours later- every fifteen minutes one end exploding, sometimes both, hard to keep anything down still 24 hours later. I suspect the ice, cheese, pico, but mostly the chicken. ”

“We ate there. The only items we did not share are the wagyu strip steak and the clam chowder. One of these gave him food poisoning. My husband and I ate dinner. We shared wines, a shrimp appetizer, sauteed spinach and bread. He ate a very small piece of my... See More sea bass. Only he got sick. We had a Wednesday, January 29th @ 6pm reservation. At 3am the next morning, the fireworks began. ”

“Publix deli meats as well as the molded bagels we received when we ordered the groceries from the app. My fiance and I ordered groceries on February 9th in the food we ordered was a bag of Bays New York bagels. After ingesting the bagels in a time period of... See More 1 hour I had vomited. My fiance was nauseous and getting sicker by the minute. After looking closely at the bagels I realized they had clearly visible green mold spots in the bread as well as moisture and black powdered spots on the bottom of the bag. On the bagels we used Publix brand deli meat which once I smelled the bag. Honestly smelled like a gym locker ”