Carmen's Kitchen
300 WEST 38 STREET, 10018
Spanish
9175878888
AScore: 9
Last inspected: August 21, 2025
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Lower score = better. Dots colored by grade.
Inspection History
August 21, 2025
Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
Violations were cited in the following area(s).
AScore: 9
02BHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
March 5, 2025
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Violations were cited in the following area(s).
NScore: 18
05FInsufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures
06DFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
10FNon-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.
November 16, 2023
Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
Violations were cited in the following area(s).
AScore: 11
04MLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
04NFilth 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.
06DFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
08AEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
January 25, 2023
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Violations were cited in the following area(s).
NScore: 25
02BHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
02GCold 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.
04MLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
08AEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
10FNon-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.