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CAFFE PALERMO

148 MULBERRY STREET, Manhattan, NY 10013

Last inspected Nov 25, 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. Nov 25, 2025

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

  3. Jul 15, 2025

    B
    4 violations
    • Critical:Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
    • Critical:Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
    • Critical:Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
    • Critical:Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
  4. May 29, 2025

    6 violations
    • Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
    • 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.
    • Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
    • Critical:Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
    • Critical:Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
  5. Sep 13, 2024

  6. Dec 19, 2023

    A
    3 violations
    • Critical:Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
    • 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 contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

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