Renaissance Times Square, Managed By Merritt Hospitality Llc
Other food place · Manhattan, NY
At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
11point violations
3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Health department inspection, Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · Feb 5, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 10 to 24 point violations. Renaissance Times Square, Managed By Merritt Hospitality Llc got about the same as most. That's from the last routine visit, on Dec 3, 2025.
Compared with 21,170 New York City food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Renaissance Times Square, Managed By Merritt Hospitality Llc?
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: Fruits or vegetables not washed 03GHow to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file 10BHow to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning 10FHow to fixFix it
Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Next: Fruits or vegetables not washedThe health department found: “Raw fruit or vegetable not properly washed prior to cutting or serving.”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 3-302.11.
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Inspections
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 5 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: 21 point violations at its first routine inspection (Dec 3, 2025), about the same as most food 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
LatestFeb 5, 2026Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection11 points (A)
This one: 11 points (A), inspected Feb 5, 2026.
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Fruits or vegetables not washed
The department's words
03G Raw fruit or vegetable not properly washed prior to cutting or serving.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-302.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log produce washing
Fruits and vegetables washed
In CleanCleaver: Log produce washing
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Not critical (2)
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
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In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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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
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EarlierDec 3, 2025Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection21 points
4 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
Critical (3)
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
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.
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
06F Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
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)
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.
EarlierAug 13, 2024Pre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection12 points (A)
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
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.
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.
EarlierMar 6, 2024Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection22 points
3 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
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
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.
Not critical (1)
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.
EarlierMar 6, 2024Trans Fat / Initial InspectionNo score given
No notes were taken at this visit. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
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.
- Fruits or vegetables not washed In CleanCleaver: Log produce washing
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Call Renaissance Times Square, Managed By Merritt Hospitality Llc: (212) 970-0210
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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.
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- Listed as
- American
- Inspection type
- Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
- Result
- 11 points (A)
- Source
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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