New York City health inspectors shut down a Brooklyn cafe after finding live cockroaches, evidence of mice and food held above required cold-storage temperatures. Zaca Cafe’s temporary closure on September 24 is the kind of serious enforcement action that can result from restaurant health-code violations, but the business was cleared to reopen one week later.
The cafe at 426 Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bedford-Stuyvesant serves French and American fare, including breakfast, sandwiches and dinner. City inspection data show the restaurant was ordered closed during a September 24 compliance inspection, then authorized to reopen following a separate inspection on October 1.
Inspectors cited roaches, mice evidence and food-temperature problems
The September 24 inspection recorded live roaches in a food or non-food area of the establishment. Inspectors also cited evidence of mice or live mice, along with flies associated with refuse or other unsanitary conditions…