Gotham Bagels

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Inspections

1. Feb 18, 2026 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Repeat

     AIR GAP - SPRAY ARM - Not Corrected

     No air gap provided at the spray arm, it hangs below the rim line.

     Correction: Provide an air gap between water supply and flood rim of fixture to protect water supply.

     Code WFC 5-202.13

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     CLEANABLE - NONFOOD SURFACE - Not Corrected

     Wire racks in walk in cooler are rusty and are no longer easily cleanable.

     Correction: Provide non-food contact surfaces that are constructed of corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth materials.

     Code WFC 4-101.19

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Repeat

     HANDSINK - SIGNAGE - Not Corrected

     No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sink in food preparation areas.

     Correction: Provide a sign or poster at each employee handwash sink that reminds food employees to wash their hands.

     Code WFC 6-301.14

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PHYSICAL FACILITY - GOOD REPAIR - Not Corrected

     Ventilation hood light is no longer operational.

     Correction: Maintain the physical facilities so they are in good repair at all times.

     Code WFC 6-501.11

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     SANITIZER TEST KIT - Not Corrected

     A test kit for the sanitizer chlorine & quaternary ammonia is expired.

     Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.

     Code WFC 4-302.14

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING - Not Corrected

     Grill drawer cooler ambient temperature 68F. No TCS present in cooler, currently not in use.

     Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

     Code WFC 3-501.16

2. Jan 28, 2026 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Repeat

     AIR GAP - SPRAY ARM

     No air gap provided at the spray arm, it hangs below the rim line.

     Correction: Provide an air gap between water supply and flood rim of fixture to protect water supply.

     Code WFC 5-202.13

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     CLEANABLE - NONFOOD SURFACE

     Wire racks in walk in cooler are rusty and are no longer easily cleanable.

     Correction: Provide non-food contact surfaces that are constructed of corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth materials.

     Code WFC 4-101.19

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Repeat

     HANDSINK - SIGNAGE

     No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sink in food preparation areas.

     Correction: Provide a sign or poster at each employee handwash sink that reminds food employees to wash their hands.

     Code WFC 6-301.14

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     HANDSINK - ACCESSIBLE/CONVENIENT

     Handsink in bagel food preparation area is obstructed by bagel cart.

     Correction: Provide an accessible handsink to facilitate handwashing by food employees.

     Code WFC 5-203.11; 5-204.11; 5-205.11

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Repeat Corrected on site

     LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER

     Squeeze bottle containing water and vegetable oil is stored in unlabeled container. Bulk container of sesame seeds, poppy seeds, and salt are stored in unlabeled container. Salt and pepper stored adjacent to True 3 door cooler are stored in unlabeled containers.

     Correction: Store all foods that are removed from their original packages in containers labeled with the common name of the food or ingredient.

     Code WFC 3-302.12

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PHYSICAL FACILITY - GOOD REPAIR

     Ventilation hood light is no longer operational.

     Correction: Maintain the physical facilities so they are in good repair at all times.

     Code WFC 6-501.11

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     SANITIZER TEST KIT

     A test kit for the sanitizer chlorine & quaternary ammonia is expired.

     Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.

     Code WFC 4-302.14

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     STORAGE - FOOD ON FLOOR

     Bags of flour stored on the floor in the food preparation area.

     Correction: Store all food items at least 6 inches above the floor.

     Code WFC 3-305.11

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING

     Ham 48F, roast beef 48F, gyro meat 48F, and chicken patty 48F in Fryer 2 drawer cooler being improperly cold held. Ambient air temperature of Fryer two drawer cooler is 48F. Smoked salmon in table top cooler is being cold held at 41F.

     Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

     Code WFC 3-501.16

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     THERMOMETER - MISSING INDICATING

     Indicating thermometer in True table top cooler and fryer two drawer cooler are missing.

     Correction: Provide or reposition thermometer so that it is located in the warmest part of the refrigeration unit and is easily visible.

     Code WFC 4-204.112

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     TOXICS - LABELING

     Dawn soap, degreaser, and Quat sanitizer buckets are unlabeled.

     Correction: Provide labels for toxic items used in the food establishment.

     Code WFC 7-101.11; 7-102.11

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     WIPING CLOTHS

     Wet wiping cloths improperly stored on cutting table in food preparation area.

     Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.

     Code WFC 3-304.14

3. Oct 24, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     AIR GAP - SPRAY ARM

     No air gap provided at the spray arm.

     Correction: Provide an air gap between water supply and flood rim of fixture to protect water supply.

     Code WFC 5-202.13

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     AIR GAP - DRAIN

     The ice machine does not have a proper air gap between the drain and the sewage system.

     Correction: Provide a 2 inch air gap to the open site floor drain.

     Code WFC 5-402.11

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     CLEAN - FOOD CONTACT SURFACES

     Ice machine contain black slim. It is visibly soiled.

     Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.

     Code WFC 4-601.11(A)

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     GOOD REPAIR - PLUMBING

     Spray arm faucet leaking water.

     Correction: Repair the plumbing system to conform to the State Uniform Plumbing Code.

     Code WFC 5-205.15

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     HANDSINK - SIGNAGE

     No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sink employee hand sink.

     Correction: Provide a sign or poster at each employee handwash sink that reminds food employees to wash their hands.

     Code WFC 6-301.14

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER

     Large container flour, sugar, spices is stored in unlabeled container.

     Correction: Store all foods that are removed from their original packages in containers labeled with the common name of the food or ingredient.

     Code WFC 3-302.12

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     SANITIZATION - FOOD SURFACES

     Thermometer not being sanitized before use

     Correction: After cleaning, rinse and sanitize equipment and utensils.

     Code WFC 4-702.11

4. Jun 13, 2023 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     BARE HAND CONTACT

     Employee observed handling bagels and toppings with bare hands.

     Correction: Employees shall use single-use gloves, utensils, bakery papers or other approved means when handling ready-to-eat foods.

     Code WFC 3-301.11

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     CONSUMER ADVISORY

     Consumer advisory on menu is missing lox.

     Correction: Provide a consumer advisory with required disclosure and reminder components for animal foods served in a raw or undercooked condition.

     Code WFC 3-603.11

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Repeat Corrected on site

     DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

     Several food being cold held in the walk-in cooler is not datemarked or has a datemark that exceeds 7 days (salads, pesto, hummus, aioli and more).

     Correction: Discard foods that are not datemarked, improperly datemarked, or held past the alloted 7 days. Train employees to accurate date mark foods.

     Code WFC 3-501.18

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     FOOD - CONTAMINATION DURING PREP

     Bagel preparation is subject to potential contamination by splash over from hand washing sink.

     Correction: Remove food from this location or provide alternate methods to protect unpackaged food from contamination such as installing a splash guard at the hand washing sink

     Code WFC 3-305.14

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     FOOD PREP SINK

     Food prep sink is being used to wash dishes.

     Correction: Provide and use a sink solely for the purpose of food preparation.

     Code WFC 4-301.16

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER

     Bulk containers under over are stored in unlabeled container.

     Correction: Store all foods that are removed from their original packages in containers labeled with the common name of the food or ingredient.

     Code WFC 3-302.12

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PEST - EVIDENCE

     Small flies are present in the establishment.

     Correction: Provide proper pest control by trapping or otherwise controlling pest problems on a continual basis. Clean up all pest activity evidence and increase control activities.

     Code WFC 6-501.111

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     RESPONDING TO CONTAMINATION EVENTS

     The food establishment does not have procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events.

     Correction: Provide procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events. Maintain onsite and make available upon request.

     Code WFC 2-501.11

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     TOXICS - LABELING

     Soap in squirt bottle is unlabeled.

     Correction: Provide labels for toxic items used in the food establishment.

     Code WFC 7-101.11; 7-102.11

5. Feb 25, 2020 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

6. Oct 23, 2018 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

7. Sep 27, 2018 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

8. Sep 29, 2017 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

9. Nov 17, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

10. Dec 9, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

11. Oct 14, 2014 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

12. May 13, 2014 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

13. Apr 22, 2014 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

14. Apr 26, 2013 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

15. Mar 23, 2012 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.