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Velvet Cowboy

June 6, 2025 · Closed by the city

health closure

official resultClosed by the city
score33 pts
inspection typeCycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection
failed findings4
critical findings3

Failed findings

rats have moved incritical

Official wording: Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
code 04KCriticalstatus: Critical
roaches are dining toocritical

Official wording: Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
code 04MCriticalstatus: Critical
Roaches were cited at this visit · June 6, 2025.
flies in the housecritical

Official wording: Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
code 04NCriticalstatus: 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

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Score 76 on June 4, 2025: Score changed by -43 points. 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 6 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.