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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
3point violations
1 problem found · Health department inspection, Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · Dec 11, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most coffee shops here got 7 to 18 point violations. The Swallow Cafe & Espresso Bar got about the same as most. That's from the last routine visit, on Nov 25, 2025.
Compared with 1,750 New York City coffee shops. Each shop's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about The Swallow Cafe & Espresso Bar?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes 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.
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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 3 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 2 other).
Fewer point violations than last time (27 → 16). 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
LatestDec 11, 2025Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection3 points (A)
This one: 3 points (A), inspected Dec 11, 2025.
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
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.
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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EarlierNov 25, 2025Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection16 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
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 (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.
EarlierNov 25, 2025Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
The department's words
19-06 Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
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
EarlierNov 7, 2024Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection12 points (A)
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Food from an unapproved supplier
The department's words
03A Food, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.
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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.
EarlierNov 7, 2024Administrative Miscellaneous / Re-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.
EarlierOct 2, 2024Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection27 points
6 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
Critical (3)
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.
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
Hair, rings or clothing not kept food-ready
The department's words
06A Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
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.
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.
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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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
- Coffee/Tea
- Inspection type
- Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
- Result
- 3 points (A)
- Source
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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