A SAFFRON THREAD

📍 98 CHAMBERS STREET, New York City, NY 10007  · Manhattan
56
Poor
Latest Inspection Score
Inspected: 2025-07-28
⚠️ Latest Violations (11)
Not Critical
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
Not Critical
Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
Not 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.
Not Critical
Garbage receptacle not pest or water resistant, with tight-fitting lids, and covered except while in active use. Garbage receptacle and cover not cleaned after emptying and prior to reuse. Garbage, refuse and other solid and liquid waste not collected, stored, removed and disposed of so as to prevent a nuisance.
Not Critical
Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
Not Critical
Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
Critical
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Critical
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
Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
Critical
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
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.
📋 Inspection History (2)
Date Score Type Status
2025-07-28 56 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection Violations were cited in the following area(s).
2023-09-19 93 Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection Violations were cited in the following area(s).

Data sourced from New York City health department public records.
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