NY TIMES SQUARE PIZZERIA

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on the front pizza line. Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed canned drinks being stored on the floor in the back prep area. Repeat Violation

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on the pizza and salad make line.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed several cases of sodas being stored on the floor under the prep tables in the kitchen. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed food soiled shelves in the walk in cooler and in the kitchen storage area. Repeat Violation

Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Observed cardboard lining the storage shelves in the cook line and dry storage area.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed dust soiled ceiling tiles in the back cooking area in the kitchen.

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed stacked wet containers on the drying racks in the dish washing area.

Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed 5 cases of wings, 1 case apple juice, 1 box of feta, 1 case of ricotta,1 case of olives, and 2 gallons shortening being stored on the floor in the walk in cooler and dry storage area. Manager corrected the storage of items and placed on racks. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed food soiled shelves in the walk in cooler, the dry storage area and the cook line in the kitchen.

High Priority - Food prepared in a private home. Making cake pop under cottage law, sold in restaurant.See stop sale.

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. Cake pop made under cottage law.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic mixture 62F

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Email operator

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chute Can opener

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. By the 3-compartment sink.

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Holding pizzas, time marked. Paperwork blank. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sliced meats and pasta in walk-in cooler Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving in walk-in cooler soiled with food debris.

Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Pizza peel cracked.

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed chicken and meatballs stored in containers with no date marks. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-08: Time Extended

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Inspector emailed to operator. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink on food prep table.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bottled water, 2-liter soda and BBQ Sauce stored on Floor.

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Did not observe hand washing sign at hand sink located in kitchen.

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed Antibacterial ointment on tray next to vinegar, and bottles of supplements on shelf with spices.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener has debris on blade Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink next to three compartment sink blocked by equipment and bottled sodas. Manager removed and cleared area Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed cooked pizzas on display with time marking. Emailed paperwork to owner Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee food in walk in cooler over open container of Alfredo.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Bottles of soda by three compartment sink. Cases of chicken and cheese in walk in cooler Repeat Violation

Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Next to three compartment sink

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of mixer and walk in shelving soiled with food debris

Basic - Open dumpster lid. And observed trash onground

Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener blade with debris on the blade.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bottled water and oil stored on the floor. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the mixer above the whisk debris on the metal plate.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener blade with debris on the blade.

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed the hand sink in the back of the kitchen blocked by soda containers. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed meatballs and cooked chicken with no labels on them.

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed CO2 tanks not secured at the soda area.

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed the floor by the mixer with debris on the floor.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed pizza sauce and soda stored on the floor at the back of the kitchen. Observed tomatoes stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gasket on the walk-in cooler door with debris on the gasket.

Basic - Open dumpster lid.

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee cutting lettuce with barehands. Employee then washed his hands and put on gloves. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.Observed current license expired 2/1/21. The owner tried to pay the licensing fee but was unable to get a live body on the phone and it tells you to go to online. They tried online and it doesn't give them a place to pay. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed the hand washing sink with plastic containers stored in the sink. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed hand washing sink in kitchen with no soap.

Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed an employee drink stored on the prep table. Employee removed the drink from the prep area and stored on a separate shelf.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed oil in the kitchen backarea , soda by the handsink, and vinegar in the back all stored on the floor. Repeat Violation

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand washing sign on the sink in the kitchen.

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed pizza boxes stored on the floor. Employee removed the boxes and stored on the shelves.