16 HANDLES
178 8 AVENUE, Manhattan, NY 10011
Last inspected Feb 2, 2026
Official source: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (nyc.gov) · All data sources
Excellent. Top marks — the latest inspection found no serious issues, or few enough to earn the health department's best band.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 6 inspections on record for 16 HANDLES, spanning April 2023 to February 2026 — every one straight from NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.
It has held excellent across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 3 violations, 1 of them a critical item — the kind tied directly to foodborne-illness risk.
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Inspection history
Feb 2, 2026
A3 violations
- Non-food 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.
- Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- Critical: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
Nov 19, 2025
✓1 violation
- 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.
Nov 17, 2025
✕9 violations
- Critical: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 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.
- Non-food 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.
- 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.
- Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- “Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
- Critical: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
Aug 28, 2024
✕4 violations
- Critical: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- Critical: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
Mar 7, 2024
C5 violations
- Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 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: 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.
- Critical: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Apr 13, 2023
✕4 violations
- 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.
- Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 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.
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