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Nica Trattoria

Other food place · Manhattan, NY

2 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

3 problems found · 3 marked critical · Routine health department inspection · Sep 9, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 10 to 24 point violations. Nica Trattoria got about the same as most.

Compared with 21,170 New York City food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.

What was found out about Nica Trattoria?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Marked critical: Cooked food not cooled in time 02HHow to fixFix it
  2. Marked critical: Cooked food not cooled in time 02IHow to fixFix it
  3. Marked critical: Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missing 03BHow to fixFix it

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Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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Inspections

From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026

The health department visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).

Point violations at each routine inspection
Jan 31, 2024: 12Sep 9, 2026: 23122320242026

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

  1. LatestSep 9, 2026Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection23 points

    This one: 23 points, inspected Sep 9, 2026.

    3 violations listed, 3 marked critical.

    Critical (3)

    • 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.

      Food Code 3-501.14

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      If you miss a stage

      • Missed stage 1 (not 70°F by 2 hours): reheat to 165°F and start over, or throw it out.
      • Missed stage 2 (not 41°F by 6 hours): throw it out.

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      Cooling food in two stages

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    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Cooked food not cooled in time

      The department's words

      02I TCS food removed from cold holding or prepared from or combined with ingredients at room temperature not cooled by an approved method to 41 °F or below within 4 hours.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 3-501.14

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      If you miss a stage

      • Missed stage 1 (not 70°F by 2 hours): reheat to 165°F and start over, or throw it out.
      • Missed stage 2 (not 41°F by 6 hours): throw it out.

      How to cool fast

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Cooling food in two stages

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      Fix and log it now

      Are you Nica Trattoria? Fix it

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missing

      The department's words

      03B Shellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

  2. EarlierJan 31, 2024Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection12 points (A)

    2 violations listed, 2 marked critical.

    Critical (2)

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Cold food above 41°F

      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

      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.

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)

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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
Italian
Inspection type
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Result
23 points
Source
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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Questions about Nica Trattoria

When was Nica Trattoria last inspected?

The health department last inspected Nica Trattoria on Sep 9, 2026. It was a cycle inspection / initial inspection.

What did the health department find at Nica Trattoria?

The health department listed 3 violations on Sep 9, 2026: Cooked food not cooled in time; Cooked food not cooled in time; and Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missing.

How often does New York City inspect restaurants?

NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Sep 9, 2026, the health department marked 3 as critical.