1318 Lafayette Avenue
Bronx, NY 10474
(718) 709-3935
Current Inspection Grade: B
At A Glance
Ruta 55 Restaurant has an average score of 30 from 3 scored inspections (see inspection history).
The average is higher than 27, which equates to having a C average. This shows that Ruta 55 Restaurant may not be meeting the City and State guidelines for food safety and handling, personal hygiene, facility and equipment managment and vermin control.
An establishment typically has two chances to earn a Grade A in every inspection cycle. It needs to score below 14 points either on its initial visit, or during the re-inspection if it didn't score below 14 points on the first visit.
An establishment typically has two chances to earn a Grade A in every inspection cycle. It needs to score below 14 points either on its initial visit, or during the re-inspection if it didn't score below 14 points on the first visit.
Inspection History
12/01/2023 | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | Score: 27 | Not Graded
- (Critical) Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- (Critical) Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
- (Critical) Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- (Critical) Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
03/11/2022 | Pre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection | Score: 23 | B
- (Critical) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
- (Critical) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
- (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
- Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
12/27/2021 | Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection | Score: 40 | Not Graded
- (Critical) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
- (Critical) Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140º F to 70º F or less within 2 hours, and from 70º F to 41º F or less within 4 additional hours.
- (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
- (Critical) Shellfish not from approved source, improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
- (Critical) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
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