Vex El Cafe

• official resultA
• gradeGrade A
• score7 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Official wording: Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
  code 06FCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Official wording: Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
  code 10Dstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on May 12, 2023: Score changed by +5 points. 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.