Rick's Cafe

147 West 43 Street, Manhattan, NY 10036

Passed · Jun 12, 2025 Directions
95
Excellent BiteKarma score 95 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 3 graded inspections since 2022.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Last inspected Jun 12, 2025: passed with 3 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: 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, cited 2 times.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jun 12

    Cycle Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Wash hands sign not posted near or above handwashing sink
    • 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 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
  3. 2023
  4. Passed Dec 5

    Cycle Inspection

    1 violation
    • 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
  5. 2022
  6. Passed Aug 24

    Cycle Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Food protection certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations

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