At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
5point violations
2 problems found · Routine health department inspection · Apr 21, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 10 to 24 point violations. Pershing Square Cafe 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 Pershing Square Cafe?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Hand sink not ready to use 09EHow to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning 10FHow 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 Pershing Square Cafe's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Pershing Square Cafe. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Pershing Square Cafe first; we check that you run it.
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This is my place: claim Pershing Square CafeWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe health department found: “Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
Log it
Your team logs the fix on their phones, with the time and who did it.
Show what you did
Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.
Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 7-201.11, Food Code 4-603.16.
Try it yourself
Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use
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0 of 3 done
Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
Logged
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Inspections
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 6 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026
The health department visited 2 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 1 other).
Fewer point violations than last time (26 → 5). 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
LatestApr 21, 2026Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection5 points (A)
This one: 5 points (A), inspected Apr 21, 2026.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
The department's words
09E Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
Food Code 5-205.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Hand sinks are for hands only
- Wash only at a handwashing sink.
- Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
- Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.
From Food Code 2-301.15
Soap and hand sanitizer
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Handwashing
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Are you Pershing Square Cafe? 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 Pershing Square Cafe? Fix it
EarlierApr 21, 2026Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Failure to maintain a sufficient supply of single-use, non-compostable plastic straws.
The department's words
19-07 Failure to maintain a sufficient supply of single-use, non-compostable plastic straws.
Allergen or intolerance notice not translated into common language when required
The department's words
20-01 Allergen or intolerance notice not translated into common language when required
Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
The department's words
20-08 Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
EarlierAug 7, 2025Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
The department's words
20-06 Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
EarlierJan 29, 2025Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection17 points (B)
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
04N 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.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (3)
The department's words
08A Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
08C Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
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.
EarlierJan 29, 2025Administrative Miscellaneous / Re-inspectionNo score given
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierJul 30, 2024Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection26 points
5 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
04N 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.
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.
Not critical (3)
The department's words
08A Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
08C Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
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.
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 Pershing Square Cafe, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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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 / Initial Inspection
- Result
- 5 points (A)
- Source
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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