You are reading

Japanese Restaurant Temporarily Closed by Health Department

Sarku Japan (Photo: Google Maps)

Sept. 20, 2018 By Tara Law

A Junction Boulevard Japanese restaurant has been temporarily closed by the Health Department.

Sarku Japan, which is located at 37-21 Junction Blvd, was closed after it failed a health inspection on Sept. 17.

The restaurant is part of a chain of teriyaki and sushi Japanese restaurants. The company has more than 250 locations across the country, including a restaurant in Queens Center Mall.

The restaurant received 40 violation points for various infractions, including roaches and evidence of mice or live mice. 

The health inspector described the following violations. The first three were listed as critical.

1) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

2) Live roaches present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.

3) Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.

4) Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.

5) Pesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws. Prohibited chemical used/stored. Open bait station used.

email the author: [email protected]

Featured Events

Post an Event

View All Events…

2 Comments

Click for Comments 

Leave a Comment
Reply to this Comment

All comments are subject to moderation before being posted.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Recent News
Met Council leader warns of ‘catastrophe’ for low-income families in Queens due to lack of pandemic-era federal food aid

Mar. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry

As an accomplished legislator, law professor and media personality with broad experience in government and not-for-profit organizations, Met Council CEO and executive director David Greenfield is well aware of the power of words. With Passover arriving on Wednesday, April 5, and with federal pandemic food assistance no longer available to low-income families in Queens, the leader of the nation’s largest Jewish charity organization warned of a coming “catastrophe” and called for the city to step up to provide $13 million in emergency funding for pantries to help New Yorkers facing food insecurity and elevated costs of living in the borough.

Read More
0
Pair of Queens community organizations will activate public spaces to celebrate local cultures

Two Queens community organizations are among an inaugural cohort of five groups citywide that will lead new projects to celebrate local cultures and histories in public spaces under a new initiative called The Local Center in a partnership between Urban Design Forum and the Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (ANHD).

At a time when New York is grappling with an uneven pandemic recovery and as displacement looms large for communities and neighborhoods across the five boroughs, this new endeavor will convene interdisciplinary teams to transform and activate the shared spaces where cultural traditions flourish — and importantly, center the community visions and leadership that is too often left out of the process.

Read More
0
Load More Articles