At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
5point violations
1 problem found · 1 marked critical · Routine health department inspection · Apr 3, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most fast-food and counter places here got 8 to 21 point violations. Playa Bowls got fewer than most.
Compared with 4,330 New York City fast-food and counter places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Playa Bowls?
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: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right 06DHow 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 Playa Bowls' team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized rightThe health department found: “Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when…”
First step: Clean first, then sanitize
Then the next one.
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Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 6-501.112.
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Fix and log it: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
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0 of 3 done
Clean first, then sanitize
From Food Code 4-603.16
Logged
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What people see now
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What people see after you fix and log it
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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 2 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 1 other).
Off to a good start: 5 point violations at its first routine inspection (Apr 3, 2026), fewer than most fast-food and counter places here.
You're off to a good start. Let's keep it that way: one quick check a day.
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 3, 2026Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection5 points (A)
This one: 5 points (A), inspected Apr 3, 2026.
1 violation listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
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.
Food Code 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Are you Playa Bowls? Fix it
EarlierApr 3, 2026Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Food Protection Certificate not available for inspection
The department's words
18-11 Food Protection Certificate not available for inspection
EarlierDec 30, 2024Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection12 points
3 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
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.
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.
Not critical (1)
Food adulterated or misbranded. Adulterated or misbranded food possessed, being manufactured, produced, packed, sold, offered for sale, delivered or given away
The department's words
28-05 Food adulterated or misbranded. Adulterated or misbranded food possessed, being manufactured, produced, packed, sold, offered for sale, delivered or given away
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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When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
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
- Juice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
- Inspection type
- Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Result
- 5 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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