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CASA CARMEN

5 WEST 21 STREET, Manhattan, NY 10010

Last inspected Dec 30, 2025

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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Excellent

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Inspection history

  1. Dec 30, 2025

    A
    3 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.
    • Critical:Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
  2. Jun 11, 2024

    A
    2 violations
    • Critical:Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
    • 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.
  3. Aug 10, 2023

    A
    2 violations
    • Toilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
    • Critical:Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
  4. Jun 26, 2023

    10 violations
    • 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.
    • Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
    • Critical:Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
    • Allergen or intolerance notice not translated into common language when required
    • Critical:Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
    • Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
    • Critical:Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
    • “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:Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

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