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Coffee/Tea · New York City, NY

Tea Bar

506 Driggs Avenue

Last inspected Dec 4, 2025 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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Quick Answers

When was Tea Bar last inspected?
The most recent inspection on record was on Dec 4, 2025. The result listed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was “Grade A” (official score 12).
Were any violations recorded at the last inspection?
Yes: 3 violations recorded, including 1 marked critical. Each one is listed below with the official wording.
How many inspections are on record?
2 inspections on record, from Jun 27, 2024 to Dec 4, 2025.
Has Tea Bar ever been closed by the health department?
No closure appears in the 2 inspection records we hold for this business. The earliest is dated Jun 27, 2024.

The Full Inspection History

2 inspections

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Dec 4, 2025

A Grade

Official score: 12 · Understand This Area’s Scale

3 recorded violations

criticalCode 04APermits, training, and postings

Official Wording

Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.

In Plain English

A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.

More about paperwork, training, or posting issues
minorCode 10DFacility maintenance

Official Wording

Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.

In Plain English

Floors, walls, ceilings, lighting, ventilation, or garbage areas needed repair or cleaning. These are usually less urgent than food-handling problems but still need to be fixed.

More about building upkeep issues
minorCode 28-06Pests

Official Wording

Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.

In Plain English

The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.

More about signs of rodents or insects

Official record from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Dec 4, 2025 · Original Source

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Jun 27, 2024

A Grade

Official score: 2 · Understand This Area’s Scale

1 recorded violation

minorCode 10HContamination

Official Wording

Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.

In Plain English

Food was stored or handled in a way that could let germs or other material get into it, such as raw meat stored above ready-to-eat food or uncovered food. Cross-contamination is a common cause of foodborne illness.

More about food not protected from contamination

Official record from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Jun 27, 2024 · Original Source

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