16 HANDLES
155 CHAMBERS STREET, Manhattan, NY 10007
Last inspected Mar 18, 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 3 inspections on record for 16 HANDLES, spanning July 2024 to March 2026 — every one straight from NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.
The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to excellent now.
The most recent inspection noted 2 violations, 1 of them a critical item — the kind tied directly to foodborne-illness risk.
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Inspection history
Mar 18, 2026
A2 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.
- Critical: Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
Nov 25, 2025
✕7 violations
- 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.
- Critical: No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing 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.
- 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: Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 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.
Jul 2, 2024
A3 violations
- 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.
- 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.
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