Grade AAmerican

Banc Bar & Cafe

431 3 AVENUE, Manhattan, 10016

Should you eat here?

Caution — a pest-related violation was found at the latest inspection (7 months ago).

Last inspected Jan 8, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Jan 8, 2026

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.

    Critical
  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

  • A staff hygiene issue, such as handwashing, glove use, or bare-hand contact with food.

    Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information

  • A paperwork or posting requirement, such as permits, certificates, or required signs.

    Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability

  • Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

    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 dispensed from a sanitary device.

  • A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

    Failure to maintain a sufficient supply of single-use, non-compostable plastic straws.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Jan 8, 2026Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection6 (1 critical)
May 1, 2024Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection2 (1 critical)

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 33 rodent inspections on record, 13 finding rat activity.
  • 3 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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