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CAFE 53

1301 AVE OF TH AMER, Manhattan, NY

Last inspected Aug 4, 2026

Failed. Did not meet health requirements at the latest inspection. Many failures are fixed and re-inspected within days — check the inspection date.

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Inspection history

  1. Aug 4, 2026

    4 violations
    • Critical:Meat, fish, molluscan shellfish, unpasteurized raw shell eggs, poultry or other TCS offered or served raw or undercooked and written notice not provided to consumer.
    • Garbage receptacle not pest or water resistant, with tight-fitting lids, and covered except while in active use. Garbage receptacle and cover not cleaned after emptying and prior to reuse. Garbage, refuse and other solid and liquid waste not collected, stored, removed and disposed of so as to prevent a nuisance.
    • 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:Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
  2. Apr 2, 2025

    A
    3 violations
    • Critical:Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
    • Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
    • 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.
  3. Mar 28, 2024

    A
    2 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.
    • Critical:Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

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Source: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. Data shown unmodified from the official record. See something wrong? Report a data issue.