Merv's

266 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
American
Last inspected: Nov 24, 2025
50
Score
High Risk NYC Grade: Pending

During an inspection on November 24, 2025, MERV'S in Brooklyn, NY, received a high-risk designation with three critical and five minor violations. These findings included issues with equipment maintenance, ventilation systems, and pest management documentation. This recent report follows two previous inspections that were categorized as low-risk.

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Inspections
3
Critical latest
0
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 24, 2025
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
3 critical violations. 5 minor violations.
50
Oct 4, 2023
Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
78
Dec 10, 2022
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
1 minor violation.
95
Violations — Nov 24, 2025 Inspection
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.
10F
Contract with a pest management professional not in place. record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
28-06
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.
10D
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
08A
Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
04K
Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of tcs foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
04J
Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with haccp plan.
04H
Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
10E
Critical
Not Critical