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Grade BCoffee/Tea

Romeo & Juliet Coffee House

555 WEST 42 STREET, Manhattan, 10036

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 3 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (7 months ago). Details below.

Last inspected Jan 7, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Jan 7, 2026

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

    Food, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.

    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

  • A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

    Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

    Critical

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Jan 7, 2026Grade BCycle Inspection / Re-inspection3 (3 critical)
Oct 29, 2025Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection4 (3 critical)
Jul 29, 2025Grade PendingAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection1
Sep 9, 2024Grade BCycle Inspection / Re-inspection4 (3 critical)
Jul 16, 2024Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (3 critical)
Apr 6, 2023Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection4 (1 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 3×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 3×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.
  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 2×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

Around this address

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

  • 57 rodent inspections on record, 6 finding rat activity.
  • 2 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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