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Pearl Of China

August 7, 2025 · Score 67
🫥not rated
  • official resultScore 67
  • score67 pts
  • inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
  • failed findings12
  • critical findings8

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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
  • fridge is giving… room tempcritical
    Official wording: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
    code 02GCriticalstatus: 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
  • pest / contamination issuecritical
    Official wording: Food worker/food vendor does not wash hands thoroughly after using the toilet, or after coughing, sneezing, smoking, eating, preparing raw foods or otherwise contaminating hands or does not change gloves when required; Worker fails to refrain from smoking or being fully clothed in clean outer garments.
    code 04DCriticalstatus: Critical
  • cross-contamination riskcritical
    Official wording: Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
    code 04HCriticalstatus: Critical
  • roaches are dining toocritical
    Official wording: Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
    code 04MCriticalstatus: Critical
  • food-handling slipcritical
    Official wording: Tobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
    code 06BCriticalstatus: Critical
  • food left out / unprotectedcritical
    Official wording: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
    code 06CCriticalstatus: 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
  • Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
    code 20-08status: 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 A on August 16, 2023: Score changed by +59 points. 11 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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Source: NYC Open Data.

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