El Cibao Restaurant
1574 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10040
Passed · Mar 12, 2025 Directions
77
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Last inspected Mar 12, 2025: passed with 3 violations, 1 critical. That was a follow-up after failing on Jan 29, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: 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, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
- Passed 1 of 3 graded inspections since 2024.
- 6 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2025
- Passed Mar 12
Pre-permit (Operational)
3 violations, 1 critical
- Critical 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
- Minor Nonfood-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
- Minor 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
- Failed Jan 29
Pre-permit (Operational)
8 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain time/temperature control for safety foods (TCS) at required temperatures
- Critical Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas
- Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
- Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
- Critical 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
- Minor Nonfood-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
- Minor 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
- Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
- 2024
- Failed Oct 29
Pre-permit (Operational)
3 violations, 2 critical
- Critical 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 No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers
- Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
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