Lava Shawarma
12 West 23 Street, New York City, NY 10010 · Manhattan · Middle Eastern
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No failures across 3 inspections — critical sanitation violations noted
2025-08-19 violations cited Administrative Miscellaneous / Re-inspection 1 violation
Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
2025-03-11 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection 7 violations CRITICAL
Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
Juice packaged on premises with no or incomplete label, no warning statement
Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernai
Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
2024-01-25 violations cited Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection 4 violations CRITICAL
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
Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, co
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
Data sourced from NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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