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Charlotte Cafe

March 5, 2026 · Score 27

🫥not rated

official resultScore 27
score27 pts
inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings3

Failed findings

they've got roommates (mice)critical

Official wording: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
code 04LCriticalstatus: Critical
staff skipping handwashingcritical

Official wording: Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
code 06ACriticalstatus: Critical
food left out / unprotectedcritical

Official wording: 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.
code 06CCriticalstatus: Critical
basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests

Official wording: Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
code 08Astatus: Not Critical
facility / equipment issue

Official wording: Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
code 10Gstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on November 6, 2024: Score changed by +15 points. 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.