El Despertar Marlene

• official resultScore 24
• score24 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Official wording: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
  code 02BCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🐭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
• 🐈random live animals insidecritical
  Official wording: Live animal other than fish in tank or service animal present in facility’s food or non-food area.
  code 04OCriticalstatus: 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

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on December 6, 2024: Score changed by +12 points. 3 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.