New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene inspected some 24,000 eating establishments in the past year, including 25 cafeterias at Am Law 200 firms. While the legal lunchrooms generally got good grades for cleanliness, four firms, listed below, fell short of an “A” rating. Virtually all such cafeterias are run by outside food vendors; Cravath’s and Davis Polk’s, for instance, are operated by food services company Flik International. Via a spokeswoman, Flik says it is contesting the findings at Cravath, resulting in a “Grade Pending” notation. Cadwalader, which also received a “Grade Pending,” noted that its food vendor has consistently gotten top grades in the past and that it expects any problems to be immediately corrected. Davis Polk and White & Case declined to comment. What inspectors found in these plush precincts, however, isn’t pretty reading. —Julie Triedman
| Cravath |
Violation Points: 25 |
| GRADE Pending |
| White & Case | Violation Points: 14 COMMENTS: “Filth flies present … may include fruit flies, drain flies, and Phorid flies.” “Raw, cooked, or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance” with health code standards. |
| B |
| Davis Polk | Violation Points: 24 COMMENTS: “Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.” “Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.” |
| B |
| Caldwalader | Violation Points: 25 COMMENTS: “Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38º F) except during necessary preparation.” “Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, or service.” |
| GRADE Pending |
