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The Met Museum - Balcony Cafe & Lounge: health inspection history
1000 5 Avenue, New York City, NY 10028
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- Address
- 1000 5 Avenue, New York City, NY 10028
- Borough
- Manhattan
- Cuisine (as listed)
- American
- Most recent grade
- Grade A issued May 15, 2025
- Latest inspection
- May 15, 2025 (Pre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection)
- Records shown
- 2 inspections, Mar 20, 2025 to May 15, 2025
Across these 2 inspection records, the health department cited 7 violations, of which 4 were flagged critical. The score behind its most recent letter grade was 13 points. Among 188 graded restaurants in ZIP 10028, the median score behind the latest grade is 10 points. In New York City, lower scores are better.
Inspection history
May 15, 2025 Pre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection
Score: 13Grade: Grade AViolations were cited in the following area(s).
- 04NCritical 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.
- 08ANot critical Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 10FNot critical 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.
Mar 20, 2025 Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
Score: 41Violations were cited in the following area(s).
- 10FNot critical 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.
- 06FCritical Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 02FCritical Meat, fish, molluscan shellfish, unpasteurized raw shell eggs, poultry or other TCS offered or served raw or undercooked and written notice not provided to consumer.
- 05DCritical No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
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Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), “DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results” dataset on the official open data portal. Source data as of Nov 4, 2026; imported by FoodCheck USA on Nov 5, 2026. Report a problem with this record.