Blujeen

• gradeGrade C
• inspection score29 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedFebruary 5, 2020
• address2143 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, Manhattan
• cuisineAmerican
• phone2122561073

Is Blujeen clean?

Blujeen is currently Grade C from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 5, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Blujeen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 5, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws. Prohibited chemical used/stored. Open bait station used.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided.

When was Blujeen last inspected?

Blujeen has 4 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2017, averaging 21 points.

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 February 5, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.