Plowshares Coffee
2730 BROADWAY, Manhattan, 10025
Should you eat here?
Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (11 months ago).
Last inspected Aug 27, 2025 · New York City health department
What the inspector found on Aug 27, 2025
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.
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
Inspection history
| Date | Result | Type | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2025 | Grade A | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | 2 (1 critical) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Grade Pending | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | 5 (4 critical) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Grade A | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | 4 (1 critical) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Grade A | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | 4 (1 critical) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Grade Pending | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | 3 (3 critical) |
Problems that keep coming back
Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.
- 3×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.
- 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
- 2×Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.
- 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
Around this address
City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.
- 109 rodent inspections on record, 7 finding rat activity.
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