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LAUGHING MAN CAFE

184 DUANE STREET · Manhattan, NY 10013

American

LAUGHING MAN CAFE in Manhattan, NY 10013 has a reported health inspection grade of A issued on , according to NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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Most recent visit in the dataset

Latest inspection

The reported grade above comes from the inspection on . The latest visit is listed below.

Inspection date
Grade for this visit
Unavailable
Inspection type
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Violation points
32
Recorded citations
6
Marked critical
4

Reported action
Violations were cited in the following area(s).

Recorded violations

  • 02GCritical

    Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.

  • 04KCritical

    Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.

  • 04NCritical

    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.

  • 06DCritical

    Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

  • 08ANot Critical

    Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

  • 10FNot Critical

    Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

Official inspection record

Inspection history

NYC’s active-permit dataset publishes a limited history, generally up to three years before the most recent inspection.

Inter-Agency Task Force / Initial InspectionUngraded
Inspection date
Grade for this visit
Unavailable
Inspection type
Inter-Agency Task Force / Initial Inspection
Violation points
0
Recorded citations
0
Marked critical
0

Reported action
No violations were recorded at the time of this inspection.

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

Inter-Agency Task Force / Initial InspectionUngraded
Inspection date
Grade for this visit
Unavailable
Inspection type
Inter-Agency Task Force / Initial Inspection
Violation points
0
Recorded citations
0
Marked critical
0

Reported action
No violations were recorded at the time of this inspection.

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

Cycle Inspection / Re-inspectionGrade A
Inspection date
Grade for this visit
Grade A
Inspection type
Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
Violation points
13
Grade date
Recorded citations
2
Marked critical
2

Reported action
Violations were cited in the following area(s).

Recorded violations

  • 02GCritical

    Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.

  • 06DCritical

    Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

Cycle Inspection / Initial InspectionUngraded
Inspection date
Grade for this visit
Unavailable
Inspection type
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Violation points
20
Recorded citations
4
Marked critical
2

Reported action
Violations were cited in the following area(s).

Recorded violations

  • 04KCritical

    Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.

  • 06DCritical

    Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

  • 08ANot Critical

    Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

  • 10FNot Critical

    Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

Cycle Inspection / Re-inspectionGrade B
Inspection date
Grade for this visit
Grade B
Inspection type
Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
Violation points
27
Grade date
Recorded citations
4
Marked critical
3

Reported action
Violations were cited in the following area(s).

Recorded violations

  • 02GCritical

    Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.

  • 04ACritical

    Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.

  • 04KCritical

    Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.

  • 08ANot Critical

    Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

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How results compare in ZIP 10013

383 of 420 establishments with a reported letter grade in this ZIP are graded A.

This calculation uses published records from the same jurisdiction. Pending, unavailable and other non-comparable results are excluded.

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Official source and data freshness

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene via NYC Open Data. Reference CAMIS 50104311.

DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results

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