A look at the Health Department’s website reveals that Cake Man Raven, after being closed with 78 points, received just five demerit points (that’s good enough for an A, though the site says a grade is still pending) on its more recent inspection. There’s no answer at the store or the catering office, so it’s uncertain whether it has reopened, but now another bake shop has egg on its face. According to the DOH, the midtown location of Tisserie was closed after an inspection yesterday resulted in 62 points, most of them doled out for filth flies and temperature violations. Strangely, the bake shop received a respectable nineteen points (B range) on an inspection a little over a month ago — it’s unclear why it was reinspected after so little time. The midtown location’s phone is busy and an employee at the Soho location didn’t know anything about the inspection or the closure.
Violation points: 62
Establishment Closed by DOHMH. Violations were cited in the following area(s) and those requiring immediate action were addressed.
Sanitary Violations
1) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
2) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
3) 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.
4) 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.
5) Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
6) Canned food product observed dented and not segregated from other consumable food items.
7) Other general violation.
