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MAO MAO
1000 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY 11221
Health Inspection: violations
Score: 101
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-08-20; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
9 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-08-20), including 8 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-08-20: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 101. Violations were cited in the following area(s).
- Critical: 02B — Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- Critical: 02G — 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: 03A — 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: 04H — Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- Critical: 04N — 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: 05F — Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures
- Critical: 06A — 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: 06B — Tobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
- Not Critical: 08A — Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.
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