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Grade AItalian

Forsythia

9 STANTON STREET, Manhattan, 10002

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 1 critical violation was found at the latest inspection (11 months ago). Details below.

Last inspected Aug 19, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Aug 19, 2025

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

    After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.

    Critical

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

    Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

  • 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
Aug 19, 2025Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (1 critical)
Apr 24, 2025Grade PendingAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection1
Mar 26, 2024Grade BCycle Inspection / Re-inspection4 (3 critical)
Apr 29, 2023Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection6 (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.
  • 2×Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

Around this address

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

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

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