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Grade BSeafood

Cap't Loui Seafood Boil

17 WEST 125 STREET, Manhattan, 10027

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 4 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (10 months ago). Details below.

Last inspected Sep 24, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Sep 24, 2025

  • Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

    Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

    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 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

  • An issue with how food is prepared, protected, or handled during service.

    Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.

    Critical

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

    Additional nutritional information statement not posted, or additional nutritional information not provided

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

    Required succinct nutritional statements not posted on menu(s) for adults and children (2,000 calories per day for adults)

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

    Caloric content not posted on menus, menu boards or food tags, in a food service establishment that is 1 of 15 or more outlets operating the same type of business nationally under common ownership or control, or as a franchise or doing business under the same name, for each menu item that is served in portions, the size and content of which are standardized.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Sep 24, 2025Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Compliance Inspection7 (4 critical)
May 29, 2025Grade BAdministrative Miscellaneous / Re-inspection9 (3 critical)
Mar 31, 2025Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection7 (6 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 3×An issue with how food is prepared, protected, or handled during service.
  • 3×A paperwork or posting requirement, such as permits, certificates, or required signs.
  • 2×Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.
  • 2×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.
  • 2×A staff hygiene issue, such as handwashing, glove use, or bare-hand contact with food.
  • 2×A paperwork or posting requirement, such as permits, certificates, or required signs.
  • 2×A paperwork or posting requirement, such as permits, certificates, or required signs.
  • 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.

  • 50 rodent inspections on record, 18 finding rat activity.
  • 2 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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