Sarku Japan, Whitestone Expressway, Flushing, NY, USA

“Me and my relative went there and she had food and I did as well and we both experienced these symptoms but I had the symptoms the longest because this is my 4th day being sick Me and my relative went out to eat and she started having symptoms as... See More soon as we got home a half hour later but I didn’t have them until I tried to go to sleep an hour later, diarrhea and vomiting were the main issues plus SEVERE stomach pain. Barely any sleep because all night is filled with diarrhea and vomiting with pain in the stomach ”

“I ate pinto chicken on Thursday November 7 around 3pm
That was the only food I ate that day , in the evening I felt some stomachache as the time pass it got worst by Friday I couldn’t move because of the pain went to emergency room they did blood... See More work and CT Scan with Dye, they said the food I ate was not good and it caused bacteria enter my stomach!! I am on a lot of anti biopics 2500 mg a day to get rid of it!! Now I am showing reaction to it too
All I want for you to check that food so nobody else go through it!!! ”

“We ate the same food. 3 people and we all got stomachs and diarrhea. Started following eating at the food court and this morning again ”

“I got sick within 1 hour of eating there and still do not feel good hours later, Just me ”

“I got a spicy tuna roll. I don’t know why the sushi was warm. I’ve eaten sushi for years and I know it’s supposed to be chilled or even cold. It wasn’t a good experience because the nuri (seaweed wrap) wasn’t prepared right, it was like chewing on a rubberband.... See More I was up 1/2 the night with severe abdominal pains and very bad gas, I know it was from the sushi because that was all
I ate the entire day. Such a disappointment and waste of money. They need to be retraining the sushi preparation lady better and I want someone to be healed accountable for this food that made me ill. ”

“July 14 2017, teriyaki chicken and vegetables. I started feeling very sick 8 hours later, I had a fever, I was throwing up, and I was sore and very dizzy. My whole family got food poisoning from the restaurant. ”

“I ate Sarku Japan for lunch around 2 pm It was my only meal. Soon after I started experiencing stomach pains, vomitting and diaharea. ”

“My wife and daughter ordered a steak burrito bowl on Monday February 17, 2020 at about 6:30/7 pm. They then proceeded to eat burrito without a problem. At about 2 am February 18, 2020, it all started , Nausea, Diarrhea,Vomiting all night and day, it is now 1:52 pm and... See More still both wife and daughter are not well. ”

“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. ”

“Had a mix of tacos on June 1st. I got violently ill, vomiting and diarrhea. The others I was with got ill as well and one was hospitalized with an inflamed colon and 102 degree fever. ”

“Poisoning - alcohol or chemicals I got sick on Day 3 of a 7 day vacation. I was with a group of 4, all 4 of us were sick, but I got the worst. I had swollen feet and ankles, sudden UTI, vaginal bleeding with pungent odour, diarrhea, vomiting, blood... See More in my urine, difficulty breathing, heart/chest pains, numbness in hands/feet, hand/feet convulsions  ”

“CFIA announced the recall of Mozzarella Ball cheese by Silani Sweet Cheese Ltd. as they might be contaminated with generic E. coli. The product was distributed to retailers in Ontario province, Canada.

- Silani Mozzarella Ball (260 g). UPC: 0 65052 51369 4. Best Before: 2021.01.08

Check the full recall... See More notice on the CFIA website inspection.gc.ca

Source: CFIA ”

“We ordered the Goat Cheese dip and the two of us who ate it got violently sick.. I threw up within 2-3 hours after eating it, on top of that the restaurant was dirty.. I was sick all night and am still sick today. ”

“Super burrito 3 people got sick. It took about 5 hours for symptoms to show. Nausea was first it lasted about 7 hours. We couldn't sleep. By 3am we started sweating. And then the stomach pains. It took about an extra two hours for myself to experience any pains .... See More I was first to vomit ”

“got a chicken bowl for breakfast around 9am. had diarrhea 4 times before noon. threw up around 1:30pm. have had extreme stomach pains about an hour after eating and still experiencing now 8 hours later. had to cancel valentines day dinner reservations. never eating there again. ”

“3 of us ate at today, 3 of us had very bad gastro attack within 4 hrs of consuming our chicken burgers.  My sister and I went for Lunch, we each had chicken burgers (mine the dine out menu and my sister Mild chicken burger with no bun.  ”

“My father and his two friends got food from there. All three got sick (nausea, vomiting, cramps, diahrrea about an hour after eating. The friends got better after a few days, but dad got worse.
Steadily worse.
Over time he was vomiting everything he ate and could only handle fluids.... See More Over the next few weeks he had the following: Increased abdominal pain, diahrrea, vomiting, dehydration, lethargy.
Dad kept getting worse, he thought It might be stomach flu, but I didn't. Dad missed Doctor's appointments (he's on dialysis) on and off, for about a month. He got so sick he missed 2 appointments in a row and hadn't had dialasys for 5 days - which is VERY BAD.
With his dialasis, he sometimes got sick after, but this was different. He was literally screaming in pain and delerious.
They took him away in an ambulance, screaming in agony. He stayed in hospiral 11 days.
Turned out he had an abdominal obstruction and severe inflammation and infection, caused by.....severe food poisoning. They put him on an I.V, had to sedate him, give him strong pain meds, shoved a tube up his nose and into his bowrls. They drained several LITERS of infected fluid from his intestines. They told me that if he'd waited one more day, he'd have died. Died.
This all goes back to the day he went to there. They have always been crappy; missing more thsn one item, wrong change and more than once my hamburger or egg mcmuffin was ice cold and so stale, it seemed like it was in the first stages of rigor mortis. Plus the fries were burned more than once and I'd gotten attitude (from regular staff, not the msnagers) whenever I had to go back and fix the issue (I'd stopped going there way before my dad got sick).
I don't know if any others have suffered food poisoning and/or dysentery at the hands of this particular reasturant, but I wouldn't be surprised.
But, after ALL THIS, nobody I know will even go near that place again!!! ”

“My husband and I ate there earlier this month. After dining and took home a whole 30th Anniversary cheesecake when we got home our sons each got a piece and within the 1st few bites one of them was crunching on something hard. It was hard plastic pieces. Our other... See More son as well as myself had also ate some. When I called the Manager about it the next day I was told sorry to say this was not the 1st time this has happened! This left me concerned so I ran the remaining cheesecake through a strainer and found a large piece of plastic sheeting as well! I have photos to share as well of the large plastic piece. I was contacted by the risk Manager and was asked to send the items to her so they could be investigated. I mail part of them to her and still have some as well. I was told the large plastic piece was a plastic collar used to assemble the cheesecake. I have not been given an answer as to what the small hard plastic pieces are. You can see the small plastic pieces in the photo in the blue circle. ”

“A salad from there had works in it and I had eaten it before I noticed I was vomiting and had diarrhoea  Just me I ordered via Deliveroo , I ate parts of the salad before noticing the small light brown worms laying dead or lettuce and cucumbers about 40... See More minutes after words I had pains and the urge to go to the bathroom and ended up vomiting and having diarrhoea the next morning  ”