MAR 25
2025
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 2 violations
Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
Thawing procedure improper.
CHAMPION PIZZA ESSEX.
NYC Health Dept
123 ESSEX STREET · MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY
Graded A, 4 points (Mar 2025). Down from 36 points at the prior graded inspection.
5 inspections on record since 2022 · Last inspected Mar 2025.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
5
VIOLATIONS
21
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
MAR 2025
INSPECTION HISTORY
NOV 6
2024
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 6 violations 4 CRITICAL
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 under
Filth 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 fl
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
Cold 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 dur
Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
JUN 20
2024
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations 2 CRITICAL
Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, sm
Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispen
Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
JAN 31
2023
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 2 violations 1 CRITICAL
Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
JUN 7
2022
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 7 violations 4 CRITICAL
Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
Pesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws. Prohibited chemical used/stored. Open bait station used.
Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh fli
Food contact surface not properly maintained.
Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
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