Chimi Luisa

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score39 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedJanuary 21, 2023 →
• address1351 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan 10033
• cuisineLatin American
• phone2129271777

Is Chimi Luisa clean?

New York currently lists Chimi Luisa as grade pending, following an inspection on January 21, 2023 that scored 39 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Chimi Luisa?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🍽️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.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, supplies, and equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  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.

When was Chimi Luisa last inspected?

Chimi Luisa has 2 inspections on record going back to January 28, 2020, averaging 25 points.

Chimi Luisa vs Washington Heights South

Washington Heights South runs 76% clean across 209 tracked restaurants — 139 clean, 12 mid, 31 cooked.

Against the 209 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights South, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 January 21, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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