It Ain't Just the Fridge

So the Newsroom Cafe -- where Lindsay, Jeremy Piven, Lenny Kravitz and Kim K. hang -- claims the City Health Department gave them a C grade (which, by the way, is wretched) because the refrigerator was a few degrees off. They forgot to mention a few other things, like mold.

We got hold of the inspection report. Among other things, the city found mold inside the ice machine. Glasses on the bar had gnats that went in for a landing. Some of the shelves were dirty. The waiters' counter had paint chipping off. And restaurant workers were placing cut watermelon in the sink.

As for the fridge -- problems with potatoes, feta cheese and the meat drawers.

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1. still don't have Nicoles baby up yet? tsk, tsk, TMZ.

Posted at 3:02PM on Jul 7th 2008 by freethefrog

2. Dam 3rd

Posted at 3:05PM on Jul 7th 2008 by poop

3. wow, sounds no different than the kitchen in my own home.

Posted at 3:08PM on Jul 7th 2008 by david

4. wow!! I'm surprised they really put something besides an A, I see A's in the worst ran down restaurants (which I wont' eat at) knowing they shouldn't get an A.....

Posted at 3:09PM on Jul 7th 2008 by DUMB

5. I am so sad,truly, sniff sniff, NOT

Posted at 6:00PM on Jul 7th 2008 by ashley

6. They should open up in MEXICO!

Posted at 3:18PM on Jul 7th 2008 by ValidID

7. Anybody who has ever reviewed a food service inspection report will know that these findings are extremely common and can be observed in many establishments. They are minor in nature and should be no cause for alarm and are by no means, newsworthy.

Posted at 3:20PM on Jul 7th 2008 by Health Inspector

8. The health dept is a racket, the News Room was obviously not paying the right person.
They find those same problems in every restaurant and bar, like mine for instance. They tell me all the things they found and are giving me a B for a year, or they can come back next week and see if I fixed everything for $200 and I keep my A...
JUST PAY THE GREASY LITTLE IMMIGRANTS NEWSROOM!!. (yes, none of them were born her so its really annoying)

Posted at 3:28PM on Jul 7th 2008 by tommytang

9. Uh............HELLO....HEALTH INSPECTOR! *knocks on head but realizes that no ones home*

No cause for concern? I don't know about you but to drink out of a glass that has obviously had gnats landing on them all day then to drink from ice that's come from a machine that has mold in it, to eating possible watermelon from a dirty sink is NOT my idea of normal.

I don't like spending my days & nights sick because a restaurant didn't feel the need to keep it clean. Can you imagine what the actual KITCHEN looks like? And people actually eat there? Gross...........

Posted at 5:37PM on Jul 7th 2008 by Notthemomma

10. This place has got super skanky recently. I ended up walking out of there after an unpleasant incident with a dirty fruit squeezer. Yuk! Celebs be warned.

Posted at 1:16AM on Jul 8th 2008 by Andrea Knoll

11. Hmmm, if the TMZ "news" room was as good...

Posted at 7:03PM on Jul 7th 2008 by Sebastian

12. It's sad that this establishment has gone downhill this far after it was sold by its' original owner more than two years ago. What was known to be a great place to eat... no more. Thank goodness the 'old' owner has another place to visit and get amazed by the food and its' care.

Posted at 7:46PM on Jul 7th 2008 by Kata

13. UM,HEALTH INSPECTOR,DO YOU LIVE IN A STATE THAT REQUIRES EMPLOYESS IN FOOD HANDLING BUSINESSES TO OBTAIN A FOOD HANDLERS PERMIT CARD?
OH,MABYE YR IN CALIFORNIA WHERE YOU DONT EVEN REQUIRE PEOPLE TO HAVE A GREEN CARD..OOPS..MY BAD.

Posted at 7:48PM on Jul 7th 2008 by SPLIFFS MOMMY

14. [quote]12. UM,HEALTH INSPECTOR,DO YOU LIVE IN A STATE THAT REQUIRES EMPLOYESS IN FOOD HANDLING BUSINESSES TO OBTAIN A FOOD HANDLERS PERMIT CARD?
OH,MABYE YR IN CALIFORNIA WHERE YOU DONT EVEN REQUIRE PEOPLE TO HAVE A GREEN CARD..OOPS..MY BAD.

Posted at 7:48PM on Jul 7th 2008 by SPLIFFS MOMMY[quote]

You prejudice b^tch.
I hope one day you end up depending on a foreigner to wipe your old stank a$s.

Posted at 8:05PM on Jul 7th 2008 by Get Real

15. Well, I guess we will have to start hanging out at the Ivy across the street..... lol

Posted at 12:19AM on Jul 9th 2008 by Gary

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