Sincerely, Ophelia / Chicken & The Egg

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score26 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 21, 2022
• address221 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10003
• cuisineAmerican
• phone2012940380

Is Sincerely, Ophelia / Chicken & The Egg clean?

New York currently lists Sincerely, Ophelia / Chicken & The Egg as grade pending, following an inspection on June 21, 2022 that scored 26 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Sincerely, Ophelia / Chicken & The Egg?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 21, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
• 🐀rats have moved incritical
  Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Toilet facility not maintained and provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle and self-closing door.

When was Sincerely, Ophelia / Chicken & The Egg last inspected?

Sincerely, Ophelia / Chicken & The Egg has 1 inspection on record going back to June 21, 2022, averaging 26 points.

Sincerely, Ophelia / Chicken & The Egg vs East Village

East Village runs 77% clean across 732 tracked restaurants — 477 clean, 41 mid, 105 cooked.

Against the 732 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 June 21, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.