Four of New York’s Michelin-rated restaurants now have gag-inducing C grades from city health inspectors, according to agency records.
Sushi Azabu, Torishin, Aldea and Dovetail all received the disgustingly low marks for failing to meet basic cleanliness standards.
The shocking health violations were first reported on Tuesday by the data-driven news Web site Vocativ.
The Greenwich Village restaurant Sushi Azabu showed “evidence of rats or live rats present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas,” according to records from its last inspection on May 30.
The Upper East Side’s Torishin had “evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas” and “live roaches present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas,” according to the restaurant’s last inspection on Oct. 24, 2012.
Aldea, in the Flatiron District, had issues with employee cleanliness as “outer garment soiled with possible contaminant” and “effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared,” inspectors noted from their most recent Oct. 15 visit.
The kitchen at the Upper West Side’s Dovetail had a “food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred,” according to a May 28 inspection.
The dirty four are among 67 New York eateries that made the coveted Michelin Red Guide of top restaurants