The Hard Swallow

• official resultA
• gradeGrade A
• score0 pts
• inspection typeAdministrative Miscellaneous / Re-inspection
• failed findings1
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🔪cross-contamination riskcritical
  Official wording: Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
  code 04HCriticalstatus: Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Score 28 on September 15, 2022: Score changed by -28 points. 1 finding appeared for the first time. 7 previous findings did not recur.

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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.