Ka Wah Bakery

9 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002

Passed · Feb 19, 2025 Directions
70
Fair BiteKarma score 70 out of 100
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

  • Passed 4 of 8 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Feb 19, 2025: passed with 3 violations, 2 critical. That was a follow-up after failing on Jan 21, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F, cited 6 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.
  • 12 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Feb 19

    Cycle Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • 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
    • Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
  3. Failed Jan 21

    Cycle Inspection

    8 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area
    • Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
    • Critical Food-contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred
    • Critical No handwashing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or warewashing area. Handwashing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-handwashing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device
    • Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
    • Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
    • Minor Wash hands sign not posted near or above handwashing sink
    • Minor Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises
  4. 2024
  5. Failed Dec 2

    Cycle Inspection

    6 violations, 5 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 Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area
    • Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
    • Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
    • Critical 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
    • Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
  6. Passed Jun 11

    Cycle Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
    • Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
    • Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests

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