Blu Real Estate Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 13, 2024
• address120 Riverside Boulevard, Manhattan 10069
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone2125801200

Is Blu Real Estate Cafe clean?

Blu Real Estate Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 13, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Blu Real Estate Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 13, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  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.

When was Blu Real Estate Cafe last inspected?

Blu Real Estate Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to May 2, 2022, averaging 19 points.

Blu Real Estate Cafe vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 87% clean across 217 tracked restaurants — 169 clean, 6 mid, 19 cooked.

Against the 217 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 20% of them.

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How New York grades restaurants

New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.

Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 13, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.