Palenque Arepas & Empanadas

• official resultScore 53
• score53 pts
• inspection typePre-permit (Operational) / 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
• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  Official wording: Sewage disposal system is not provided, improper, inadequate or unapproved.
  code 05ACriticalstatus: 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
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Official wording: Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
  code 10Gstatus: Not Critical

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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.