At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
12point violations
2 problems found · 1 marked critical · Health department inspection, Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · Jan 20, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most fast-food and counter places here got 8 to 21 point violations. Harlem Shake got about the same as most. That's from the last routine visit, on Oct 22, 2025.
Compared with 4,330 New York City fast-food and counter places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Harlem Shake?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: No certified food protection manager on record 04AHow to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file 10BHow 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
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Next: No certified food protection manager on recordThe health department found: “Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.”
Then the next one: No backflow test on file
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-301.11, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 3-302.11.
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Inspections
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 4 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026
The health department visited once in the last 12 months (1 other).
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
LatestJan 20, 2026Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection12 points (A)
This one: 12 points (A), inspected Jan 20, 2026.
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
04A Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 2-102.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check the manager certificate is on file
A certified food protection manager
In CleanCleaver: Check the manager certificate is on file
Are you Harlem Shake? Fix it
Not critical (1)
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 Harlem Shake? Fix it
EarlierOct 22, 2025Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection15 points
2 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
05E Toilet facility not provided for employees or for patrons when required. Shared patron-employee toilet accessed through kitchen, food prep or storage area or utensil washing 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
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
06D Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
EarlierOct 19, 2024Inter-Agency Task Force / Initial Inspection0 points
No violations listed in the data.
EarlierMay 22, 2024Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection11 points (A)
2 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
06C Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
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
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
06D Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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
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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- No certified food protection manager on record In CleanCleaver: Check the manager certificate is on file
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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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
- Hamburgers
- Inspection type
- Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
- Result
- 12 points (A)
- Source
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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