Harlem Restaurant Shuttered By Health Department, Records Show

HARLEM, NY — City officials have ordered a neighborhood restaurant on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard near West 123rd Street to close for racking up 14 violations during a health inspection, records show.

Sea to Soul, a seafood and soulfood takeout and dine-in restaurant located at 2058 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., was ordered to close on Tuesday after inspectors reported rats, mice, roaches, and improper food safety controls, according to publicly available city records.

The closure comes after the restaurant was cited for 56 violations the week prior.

Here's the full list of Sea to Soul's violations from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from Tuesday:

• Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
• Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.

The restaurant will need to correct the violations before it can reopen.

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