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Mehanata
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score24 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedAugust 10, 2023
- address113 Ludlow Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineEastern European
- phone9176393937
Is Mehanata clean?
Mehanata is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 10, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Mehanata?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 10, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
When was Mehanata last inspected?
Mehanata has 2 inspections on record going back to August 4, 2022, averaging 31 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 10, 2023 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| August 4, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 38 pts |
Mehanata vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 20% of them.
Other spots in Chinatown
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 August 10, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.