The Penrose

1590 2 Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028

Passed · Mar 20, 2025 Directions
79
Fair BiteKarma score 79 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.
  • Last inspected Mar 20, 2025: passed with 2 violations, 1 critical. 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 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Mar 20

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
    • 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. 2022
  4. Passed Dec 28

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
    • Critical Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored
  5. Passed Apr 27

    Cycle Inspection

    6 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service
    • Critical Cold food item held above 41°F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38°F) except during necessary preparation
    • Critical Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas
    • Critical Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140°F to 70°F or less within 2 hours, and from 70°F to 41°F or less within 4 additional hours
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Nonfood-contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit
    • Minor Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist

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