Buddha Beer Bar

• official resultA
• gradeGrade A
• score13 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Re-inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Official wording: Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
  code 02GCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Official wording: Thawing procedures improper.
  code 09Bstatus: Not Critical
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: 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.
  code 10Fstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Score 27 on August 2, 2021: Score changed by -14 points. 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: NYC Open Data.