D.Salam African Cuisine

• official resultScore 38
• score38 pts
• inspection typePre-permit (Operational) / Compliance Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings4

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Failed findings

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Official wording: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
  code 02GCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🐀rats have moved incritical
  Official wording: Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
  code 04KCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  Official wording: Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures
  code 05FCriticalstatus: 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
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
  code 10Bstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with C on February 26, 2025: Score changed by -10 points. 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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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.