Rico Pollo Iii

• official resultScore 27
• score27 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
• failed findings4
• 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
• 🦪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
• 🐈random live animals insidecritical
  Official wording: Live animal other than fish in tank or service animal present in facility’s food or non-food area.
  code 04OCriticalstatus: 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

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on June 14, 2023: Score changed by +20 points. 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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.