At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
7point violations
3 problems found · Routine health department inspection · Jul 30, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 10 to 24 point violations. Fork & Key got fewer than most.
Compared with 21,170 New York City food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Fork & Key?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- No backflow test on file 10BHow to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning 10FHow to fixFix it
- Cups, lids or to-go items stored wrong 10HHow to fixFix it
Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
We review New York City health data to make this report. We are not the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Visit them directly at nyc.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
For Fork & Key's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: No backflow test on fileThe health department found: “Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained;…”
Then the next one: Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-402.11, Food Code 4-301.12.
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Inspections
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026
The health department visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer point violations than last time (35 → 7). That takes a team.
NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.
Every visit
LatestJul 30, 2026Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection7 points (A)
This one: 7 points (A), inspected Jul 30, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
10B Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Are you Fork & Key? Fix it
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
10F 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.
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Fork & Key? Fix it
Cups, lids or to-go items stored wrong
The department's words
10H Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
Food Code 4-903.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log a cups and lids check
Cups, lids and to-go items stored right
In CleanCleaver: Log a cups and lids check
Are you Fork & Key? Fix it
EarlierJul 24, 2025Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection35 points
6 violations listed, 4 marked critical.
Critical (4)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
02H After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Juice packaged on premises with no or incomplete label, no warning statement
The department's words
03I Juice packaged on premises with no or incomplete label, no warning statement
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Pests inside, or a way in for them
The department's words
04O Live animal other than fish in tank or service animal present in facility’s food or non-food area.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Hair, rings or clothing not kept food-ready
The department's words
06A Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
10G Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
Cups, lids or to-go items stored wrong
The department's words
10H Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
EarlierJul 24, 2025Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Equipment used for ROP not approved by the Department
The department's words
28-04 Equipment used for ROP not approved by the Department
Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)
What you can do
As a customer of Fork & Key, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Cups, lids or to-go items stored wrong In CleanCleaver: Log a cups and lids check
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About this record
Search for the name on NYC Health's restaurant grades lookup.
Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.
Zero points means the inspector found no problems. New York City adds points for each problem. Big ones, the kind most likely to make someone sick, add more.
Inspectors add points for each problem they find. 0 to 13 points is an A, 14 to 27 a B, 28 or more a C.
- Listed as
- Soul Food
- Inspection type
- Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Result
- 7 points (A)
- Source
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (opens the department's site) .
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