Rainbow Falafel

• official resultScore 32
• score32 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 🌡️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
• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Official wording: Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
  code 04MCriticalstatus: 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
• 🕳️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
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Official wording: Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
  code 10Gstatus: Not Critical
• ⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
  code 28-06status: 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.