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Folks, we’ve said this a million times.

Indian restaurants run by our desis in the U.S. are obscenely filthy, more like public toilets in India.

Now one of these shit-holes has earned the dubious distinction of being forcibly closed by the authorities.

The New York City Health Department recently closed Madras Mahal on Lexington Avenue (Murray Hill) in Manhattan after finding serious sanitary violations at this Indian vegetarian restaurant.

Serial Hygiene Offender: Stay Away

Madras Mahal located at 104 Lexington Avenue failed two inspections conducted by the New York City Health Department in a row – the first conducted on December 29, 2009 (31 violation points) and the second on February 9, 2010 (61 violation points).

Here are some of the violations at Madras Mahal found in the February 9 inspection by the NYC health inspectors:

* Evidence of, or live mice in facility’s food and/or non-food areas

* Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to vermin infestation exist.

* Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.

* Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated and/ or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.

Folks, Madras Mahal is not merely a filthy Indian restaurant. It’s also a lousy Indian restaurant. Continue reading »