Grand Sichuan, the Chinese restaurant on Amsterdam Avenue between 74th and 75th street, was shuttered last week by the Department of Health, whose inspector cited live roaches and evidence of mice. The restaurant is back open now after passing another inspection.
The violations are listed below:
1) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
2) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
3) Live roaches present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
4) Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
5) Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
6) Thawing procedures improper.
The place never had a chance. It was a nasty looking spot from the beginning. I don;t think they ever had a Health Department grade higher then a B
Is this picture from 1982, or the place looks that junky in present day? Amazing, if so.
Ah, 1982, when every UWS block could boast at least one Chinese restaurant (more or less). Or was that a little later?
Nope. That is what the building looks like.
shut it down.
def old photo.
Why would anyone go there when the supreme Cottage is up the street a few blocks?
LOL. Grand Sichuan has authentic Sichuan dishes while “sesame chicken” is listed as a chef’s specialty at the Cottage
If it tastes good…
Because the food at Grand Sichuan is better? And Cottage doesn’t have soup dumplings or mapo tofu, just standard American Chinese?
Thank you. Cottage has a menu that could be from a 1950s Chinese restaurant. Grand Sichuan is at least solid Sichuan food. I prefer Legend 72, personally, though.
And, of course, we all know that only a hopelessly suburban philistine would ever admit to liking a “1950’s Chinese restaurant”, right?
all will be forgiven if they go back to giving free wine.
I don’t recall Grand Sichuan ever serving free wine and i’ve been eating there since the day they opened. while it’s not the best Sichuan in Manhattan, it’s the best Chinese we’ve got nearby (RedFarm aside). The comment about Cottage is cute. Haven’t we all reconciled the fact that nearly all restaurants have rats and roaches?
Silk road Palace served free wine while you waited. Maybe at the table even, can’t quite remember.
Yes. It was Silk Road Palace. They had a line out the door because of it. Cheap white jug wine in plastic cups, but it did the trick! It was my go-to place to start the night when I graduated college and moved to NYC (mid-90s). Folks would hang outside and drink, and a waiter would come outside and pour wine while they waited for tables to open up.
They would, but the mice took it.
[Note to legions of firestormers, primed and waiting to launch: Just kidding!]
For their smoked tea duck, I would gladly share the table with a few well-behaved mice. And don’t get me started on their soup dumplings. And definitely don’t mention the Cottage in the same conversation.
Eeeewwwwwwwwww!!! Thank god I never ate at that joint. But then again, Fairway’s not much better with it’s vermin soaking in the olive bins.
Those are olive juice-infused roaches and they are quite good with one of the rolls sitting in those festering bread-cubbyholes just across the way.