Plaza King Coffee Shop

5117 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11234

Passed re-check · Feb 6, 2025 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 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 3 of 5 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Feb 6, 2025: passed with 2 violations, 2 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred, cited 3 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
  • 2 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Feb 6

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical 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 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
  3. 2024
  4. Failed Sep 10

    Cycle Inspection

    6 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred
    • Critical Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area
    • 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 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 Garbage receptacle not pest or water resistant, with tight-fitting lids, and covered except while in active use. Garbage receptacle and cover not cleaned after emptying and prior to reuse. Garbage, refuse and other solid and liquid waste not collected, stored, removed and disposed of so as to prevent a nuisance
    • Minor Thawing procedure improper
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Jun 21

    Cycle Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses
    • Critical Food-contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred
    • 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
  7. Passed Feb 13

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety (TCS) food not cooked to required minimum internal temperature. • Poultry, poultry parts, ground and comminuted poultry, all stuffing containing poultry, meats, fish or ratites to or above 165°F for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process • ground meat, and food containing ground and comminuted meat, to or above 158°F for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process, except per individual customer request• pork, any food containing pork to or above 150°F for 15 seconds• mechanically tenderized or injected meats to or above 155°F.• whole meat roasts and beef steak to or above required temperature and time except per individual customer request• raw animal foods cooked in microwave to or above165°F, covered, rotated or stirred • all other foods to or above 140°F for 15 seconds; shell eggs to or above 145°F for 15 seconds except per individual customer request
    • 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

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