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The Ripple Room

183 Bowery

Last inspected Apr 7, 2026 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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1 inspection

Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection

Apr 7, 2026

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Official score: 12 · Understand this area’s scale

2 recorded violations

criticalCode 04CEmployee health and hygiene

Official wording

Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.

In plain English

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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criticalCode 06CContamination

Official wording

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.

In plain English

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, Apr 7, 2026 · Original Source

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