Highly Grounded Cafe

• official resultScore 24
• score24 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰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
• 🧽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
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Official wording: Toilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
  code 10Astatus: 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
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Official wording: 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.
  code 10Hstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on March 6, 2025: Score changed by +14 points. 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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.