A

Penny Jo's

March 5, 2026 · A

😇clean

official resultA
gradeGrade A
score13 pts
inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
failed findings3
critical findings1

Failed findings

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
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: Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
code 10Dstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on May 25, 2023: Score changed by +4 points. 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.