The Mermaid Inn

• official resultA
• gradeGrade A
• score12 pts
• inspection typePre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Official wording: Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
  code 06ACriticalstatus: Critical
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Official wording: Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
  code 06CCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Official wording: Pesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws. Prohibited chemical used/stored. Open bait station used.
  code 08Cstatus: 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.