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EL PAMBAZO
42 WEST 42 STREET Manhattan NY 10036
Health Inspection: violations
Score: 46
Official health department data. Inspected 2023-11-28; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
3 findings at the latest imported inspection (2023-11-28), including 3 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2023-11-28: Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
Score: 46. Violations were cited in the following area(s).
- 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: 05H — No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
- Critical: 06C — 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.
Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.
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