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Square One Dominican Restaurant

Name: Square One Dominican Restaurant
Address: 283b Saint Anns Avenue, New York City, NY

283b Saint Anns Avenue

Last inspected Dec 8, 2025 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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SteadyThe last two inspections recorded a similar number of violations. Review the dated records below.

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2 inspections

Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection

Dec 8, 2025

Violations cited

2 recorded violations

minorCode 28-01Other

Official wording

Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.

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An issue that does not fit the common categories. Check the official wording for details.

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minorCode 20-08Employee health and hygiene

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Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information

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This covers things like hair restraints, jewelry, clean clothing, eating or drinking in food prep areas, touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands, or not having a sick-employee policy.

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Official record from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Dec 8, 2025 · Original Source

Pre-permit (Non-operational) / Initial Inspection

Dec 8, 2025

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Official score: 56 · Understand this area’s scale

2 recorded violations

criticalCode 05FFood temperature

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Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures

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Food was not kept cold enough, hot enough, cooled fast enough, or cooked or reheated to the right temperature. Bacteria grow quickly in the "danger zone" between 41°F and 135°F, which makes this one of the most important food-safety checks.

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criticalCode 05HContamination

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No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.

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Food was stored or handled in a way that could let germs or other material get into it, such as raw meat stored above ready-to-eat food or uncovered food. Cross-contamination is a common cause of foodborne illness.

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Official record from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Dec 8, 2025 · Original Source

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