Grade APeruvianNo recent inspection

Don Ceviche

88 ESSEX STREET, Manhattan, 10002

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 1 critical violation was found at the latest inspection (1 year ago). Details below.

Last inspected Oct 31, 2024 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Oct 31, 2024

  • 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

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Oct 31, 2024Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection1 (1 critical)
Jun 1, 2024Grade PendingInter-Agency Task Force / Initial Inspection0
Jun 29, 2023Grade BCycle Inspection / Re-inspection5 (2 critical)
Jan 31, 2023Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection4 (4 critical)
Dec 9, 2021Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Compliance Inspection3 (3 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 2×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.
  • 2×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

Around this address

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

  • 16 rodent inspections on record, none finding rat activity.
  • 15 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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