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Playa Bowls
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 21, 2025
- address1 Penn Plaza, Manhattan 10119
- cuisineJuice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
- phone9175432014
Is Playa Bowls clean?
Playa Bowls is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 21, 2025. 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 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalFood containing a prohibited substance held, kept, offered, prepared, processed, packaged, or served.
When was Playa Bowls last inspected?
Playa Bowls has 3 inspections on record going back to August 22, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 19, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| August 22, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
Playa Bowls vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 84% clean across 2,257 tracked restaurants — 1,596 clean, 96 mid, 216 cooked.
Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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.
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 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.