Health & Fitness
Sewage Leak In U-District Building Forces 3 Restaurants To Close
King County Public Health ordered the Seattle restaurants closed on Tuesday as a precaution.
SEATTLE, WA - King County Public Health on Tuesday closed down a University District building that houses several restaurants due to a sewage leak inside.
The building, located at 4139-4542 University Way Northeast, houses a Dollar Tree, Thai Thom, Garam Masala and Spices, and Aladdin Gyro Restaurant.
Health officials do not believe the sewage leak was related to any of the businesses, and they said no food was contaminated. However, the department ordered the businesses closed until the leak could be fixed.
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Despite that order, the Garam Masala and Spices restaurant opened on Wednesday, and so county health officials returned and forced it to close.
The restaurants will reopen after health officials verify that the leak has been fixed.
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