Latin American Restaurant

29 West 26 Street
Manhattan, NY 10010
(212) 689-2570

Current Inspection Grade: A
Current Grade: A
Last Graded: 03/03/2022
 
 

At A Glance

Latin American Restaurant has an average score of 19.4 from 5 scored inspections (see inspection history). The average is between 14 and 27, which equates to having a B average. This shows that Latin American Restaurant may not be consistently maintaining a high level of control over 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.

Inspection History

02/28/2024 | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | Score: 30 | Not Graded
  1. (Critical) Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
  2. (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.
  3. (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
  4. (Critical) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
  5. (Critical) Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
  6. Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
  7. Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
09/22/2023 | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | Score: 12 | A
  1. (Critical) Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
  2. (Critical) After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
11/21/2022 | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | Score: 17 | Not Graded
  1. (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
  2. Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
  3. Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
  4. Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
  5. Thawing procedure improper.
03/03/2022 | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | Score: 11 | A
  1. (Critical) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
  2. Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
  3. Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
01/06/2022 | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | Score: 27 | Not Graded
  1. (Critical) Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
  2. (Critical) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
  3. (Critical) Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
  4. Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
  5. Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
  6. Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.

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