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BUDDHA BODAI

5 MOTT STREET, Manhattan, NY 10013

Last inspected Mar 6, 2025

Excellent. Top marks — the latest inspection found no serious issues, or few enough to earn the health department's best band.

A
Excellent

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Inspection history

  1. Mar 6, 2025

    A
    2 violations
    • Critical:Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
    • Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
  2. Jan 15, 2025

    6 violations
    • Critical:Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
    • Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
    • 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.
    • Critical:Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
    • Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
  3. Nov 9, 2023

    A
    1 violation
    • Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
  4. Mar 15, 2023

    7 violations
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
    • Critical:Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
    • Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
    • 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.

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