Playa Bowls

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 18, 2026 →
• address1471 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10075
• cuisineJuice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
• phone9174627137

Is Playa Bowls clean?

Playa Bowls is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 18, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Playa Bowls?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  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.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  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.

When was Playa Bowls last inspected?

Playa Bowls has 3 inspections on record going back to July 28, 2023, averaging 10 points.

Playa Bowls vs Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island runs 79% clean across 325 tracked restaurants — 232 clean, 16 mid, 44 cooked.

Against the 325 spots Cooked tracks in Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, this one comes out cleaner than 68% of them.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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