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Gugu Room

September 9, 2025 · Score 70

🫥not rated

official resultScore 70
score70 pts
inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
failed findings13
critical findings9

Failed findings

hot food sitting too coolcritical

Official wording: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
code 02BCriticalstatus: Critical
shellfish with no paper trailcritical

Official wording: Shellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
code 03BCriticalstatus: Critical
no certified food supervisor on dutycritical

Official wording: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
code 04ACriticalstatus: Critical
pest / contamination issuecritical

Official wording: 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.
code 04JCriticalstatus: Critical
rats have moved incritical

Official wording: Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
code 04KCriticalstatus: 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
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
code 05DCriticalstatus: 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
surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical

Official wording: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
code 06DCriticalstatus: 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
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, 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
Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted

code 20-06status: Not Critical
Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.

code 28-06status: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with B on March 7, 2024: Score changed by +56 points. 11 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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.