NY TIMES SQUARE PIZZERIA
226 E BEARSS AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/5/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-45-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Observed cardboard lining the storage shelves in the cook line and dry storage area.
- 36-34-5: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.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed stacked wet containers on the drying racks in the dish washing area.
- 08B-47-4: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**
- 23-03-4: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.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/5/2025 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 8/1/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
5
Basic
2
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving in walk-in cooler soiled with food debris.
- 14-12-4:Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Pizza peel cracked.
- 01A-03-4:High Priority - Food prepared in a private home. Making cake pop under cottage law, sold in restaurant.See stop sale.
- 01B-04-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. Cake pop made under cottage law.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic mixture 62F
- 11-27-4: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
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chute Can opener
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. By the 3-compartment sink.
- 03F-10-5: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**
- 02C-02-5: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**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/1/2024 revealed 10 total violations (3 high priority, 5 intermediate, 2 basic).