Grade PendingCoffee/Tea

Caffe Paradiso

202 ELIZABETH STREET, Manhattan, 10012

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 4 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (2 months ago). Details below.

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

What the inspector found on Jun 8, 2026

  • A problem with equipment or the physical facility (plumbing, floors, lighting, ventilation).

    Live animal other than fish in tank or service animal present in facility’s food or non-food area.

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

    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 fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.

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

    Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

    Critical
  • Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.

    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 during active necessary preparation.

    Critical
  • 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.

  • 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 problem with equipment or the physical facility (plumbing, floors, lighting, ventilation).

    Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.

  • 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.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Jun 8, 2026Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection8 (4 critical)
Mar 30, 2026Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection5 (3 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 2×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

Around this address

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

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

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