Meem Spicy Grocery And Deli

160 East 28 Street
Manhattan, NY 10016
(646) 217-9551

Current Inspection Grade: Grade Pending

1. Establishment re-opened by DOHMH.

1. (Critical) Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
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) Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures
4. (Critical) Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
5. Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

1. Order or notice posted or required to be posted by the Department mutilated, obstructed or removed.
2. Failure to comply with an order of the Board of Health, Commissioner or Department.

1. (Critical) Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
2. (Critical) Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
3. (Critical) Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
4. (Critical) Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
5. (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.
6. (Critical) Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures
7. (Critical) No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
8. (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.
9. Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
10. Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
11. Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
12. Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
13. Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
14. Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.