BRIDGEPORT — The city’s Health Department has temporarily shut down the Sunshine Deli for what the health director called “severe” and “chronic” health code violations.
The Stratford Avenue deli has appeared to be a magnet for illicit activity for years. Its flexible operation hours meant its doors would stay open late, often until 4 a.m.
But Wednesday afternoon, the store’s door was closed and locked.
“Closed per order of the City of Bridgeport Health Department,” one sign on the door read.
“Sorry we are closed,” read a second, handwritten sign.
It was unclear how long the deli must remain closed, but it will at least be closed until the health code violations are fixed and the establishment is re-inspected by the city’s health department.
Bridgeport’s Director of Public Health and Social Services Martiza Bond — who was among the city officials and police officers to gather outside the deli Wednesday to announce the closure — said Sunshine Deli has been a chronic problem for the health department.
“At the end of the day, no resident, no community member should be accepting any sub-par services,” Bond said. “Their health violations were so significant that we had to close them down. That already, is an alarming issue. It’s a chronic condition; it’s not an issue that arose overnight.”
Passerby Sonny Thompson, who said he frequents the shop, tried to pull on the door handle when he found out it was closed. He did not comment on the health violations, but said activity at and outside the store “wasn’t that bad.”
The city did not immediately provide the list of health code violations, but Bond cited failure to keep proper food...
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