Grade AMexicanNo recent inspection

Barrio Chino

253 BROOME STREET, Manhattan, 10002

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (1 year ago).

Last inspected Oct 23, 2024 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Oct 23, 2024

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

    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 flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.

    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 cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

    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 underneath the unit.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Oct 23, 2024Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (1 critical)
Mar 8, 2023Grade BCycle Inspection / Re-inspection5 (2 critical)
Feb 22, 2023Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection5 (4 critical)
Sep 8, 2022Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection4 (2 critical)
Jul 27, 2022Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (3 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

  • 3×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.
  • 2×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.
  • 2×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.
  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

Around this address

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

  • 29 rodent inspections on record, 5 finding rat activity.
  • 3 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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