Vermin in Japanese restaurant
When a restaurant gets shut down by the Health Department, it's not only embarrassing for the restaurant owners/managers, it's also embarrassing for its customers.On Thursday, Bishamon, a Japanese restaurant in downtown Covina, had this sign on the front door. "Closed due to construction."
The front window displayed the Health Department's closure notice. "Vermin infestation, no hot water, scored below 70."
I couldn't believe it. I've eaten at this restaurant at least a dozen times, and I go there about once a month. The restaurant has plenty of customers, and the sushi bar is usually full. I thought the food was pretty good and never dreamed about unsanitary conditions in the kitchen.
I've even taken my friends to Bishamon and recommended it to others. How embarrassing.
There's no way to know that these poor conditions were around when I dined there, but it certainly makes you wonder.
Later, I spoke with a woman who works in downtown Covina, and she wasn't surprised by the closure. There have been lots of horror stories about that restaurant, she told me. One of her friends even found hair in a piece of fried chicken, she said.
When I walked by the restaurant Thursday, the tables and chairs were pushed to the side and it looked like people were doing some sort of construction. If and when Bishamon reopens, I doubt I'll return. From now on, I categorize this place as: Eat At Your Own Risk.
Bishamon Japanese Restaurant
139 N Citrus Ave.
Covina, CA 91723
(626) 967-5900
Check out the Health Department's closure list and see some other SGV restaurants recently shut down:
HOUSE OF LOUIE, 128 N GRAND AVE, WEST COVINA, WEST COVINA, CA, 91791
Date Closed:
March 06, 2008
Date Reopened:
March 08, 2008
Reason for Closure:
Vermin Harborage
Vermin infestation
YUE SHING INC., 9133 E GARVEY AVE BLD3, ROSEMEAD, ROSEMEAD, CA, 91770
Date Closed:
March 04, 2008
Reason for Closure:
Food to be pure & free of contamination, etc
No Public Health License
No toilet facilities
Vermin infestation
GRAZIANO'S ITALIAN FOOD, 2430 S FULLERTON RD, ROWLAND HEIGHTS, ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA, 91748
Date Closed:
March 04, 2008
Date Reopened:
March 06, 2008
Reason for Closure:
Vermin Harborage
Vermin infestation
DONA MARIA, 729 FOOTHILL BLVD, LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA, 91011
Date Closed:
March 04, 2008
Date Reopened:
March 06, 2008
Reason for Closure:
Vermin Harborage
Vermin infestation
PUPUSAS Y MAS, 3133 N SAN GABRIEL BLVD, ROSEMEAD, ROSEMEAD, CA, 91770
Date Closed:
March 06, 2008
Reason for Closure:
Gross contamination of utensils/equipment
No potable water supply or no hot water
No Public Health Permit
Un-safe food temperature
Vermin Harborage
Vermin infestation
When I walked by the restaurant Thursday, the tables and chairs were pushed to the side and it looked like people were doing some sort of construction. If and when Bishamon reopens, I doubt I'll return. From now on, I categorize this place as: Eat At Your Own Risk.
Bishamon Japanese Restaurant
139 N Citrus Ave.
Covina, CA 91723
(626) 967-5900
Check out the Health Department's closure list and see some other SGV restaurants recently shut down:
HOUSE OF LOUIE, 128 N GRAND AVE, WEST COVINA, WEST COVINA, CA, 91791
Vermin Harborage
Vermin infestation
YUE SHING INC., 9133 E GARVEY AVE BLD3, ROSEMEAD, ROSEMEAD, CA, 91770
Food to be pure & free of contamination, etc
No Public Health License
No toilet facilities
Vermin infestation
GRAZIANO'S ITALIAN FOOD, 2430 S FULLERTON RD, ROWLAND HEIGHTS, ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA, 91748
Vermin Harborage
Vermin infestation
DONA MARIA, 729 FOOTHILL BLVD, LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA, 91011
Vermin Harborage
Vermin infestation
PUPUSAS Y MAS, 3133 N SAN GABRIEL BLVD, ROSEMEAD, ROSEMEAD, CA, 91770
Gross contamination of utensils/equipment
No potable water supply or no hot water
No Public Health Permit
Un-safe food temperature
Vermin Harborage
Vermin infestation
that's so funny... read where it says
CONSTLUCTION.. hahaha!
can i get sum flied lice wit dat?
I wonder if the SGV Tribune reporter who wrote the review a couple days ago on Global Express Chinese Cuisine knows about this:
GLOBAL EXPRESS CHINESE, 1423 S BALDWIN AVE, ARCADIA, ARCADIA, CA, 91007
* Date Closed: February 14, 2008
* Date Reopened: February 29, 2008
* Reason for Closure:
Food to be pure & free of contamination, etc
Gross contamination of utensils/equipment
Vermin Harborage
Vermin infestation