At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
2point violations
1 problem found · Health department inspection, Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · Jan 6, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 10 to 24 point violations. Monterey got more than most. That's from the last routine visit, on Mar 26, 2025.
Compared with 21,170 New York City food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Monterey?
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
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 backflow test on fileThe health department found: “Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained;…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.111, Food Code 2-301.14, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 4-603.16.
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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 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 6, 2026Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection2 points (A)
This one: 2 points (A), inspected Jan 6, 2026.
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
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
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EarlierMar 26, 2025Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection62 points
11 violations listed, 7 marked critical.
Critical (7)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The department's words
02G 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.
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
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.
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Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The department's words
03C Unclean or cracked whole eggs or unpasteurized liquid, frozen or powdered eggs kept or used.
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Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The department's words
04D Food worker/food vendor does not wash hands thoroughly after using the toilet, or after coughing, sneezing, smoking, eating, preparing raw foods or otherwise contaminating hands or does not change gloves when required; Worker fails to refrain from smoking or being fully clothed in clean outer garments.
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
The department's words
04L Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
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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.
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Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The department's words
06E Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
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Not critical (4)
The department's words
08A Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
09C Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
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.
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.
EarlierMar 26, 2025Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
The department's words
28-01 Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
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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- 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
- American
- Inspection type
- Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
- Result
- 2 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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