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Swallow Cafe

April 14, 2026 · Score 21

🫥not rated

official resultScore 21
score21 pts
inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings3

Failed findings

they've got roommates (mice)critical

Official wording: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
code 04LCriticalstatus: Critical
surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical

Official wording: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
code 06DCriticalstatus: Critical
utensils stored sketchycritical

Official wording: Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
code 06ECriticalstatus: 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
Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)

code 19-06status: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on March 10, 2025: Score changed by +14 points. 4 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.