Manhattan, NY — Patzeria's Perfect Pizza, located at 231 West 46th Street in Midtown Manhattan, received a Grade B following a New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene inspection conducted on March 26, 2026. The establishment scored 24 points, placing it near the upper boundary of the B range and four points from the Grade C threshold. Inspection data was released by DOHMH on March 30, 2026.

What Inspectors Found

Inspectors documented one critical violation during the visit:

  • Code 04L: Evidence of mice or live mice in the establishment's food or non-food areas.

This violation is classified as critical under NYC Health Code Article 81 because rodent activity poses a direct risk of food contamination. Evidence of mice can include droppings, gnaw marks, burrow signs, or visual confirmation of live rodents in food-preparation or storage areas. A single critical violation of this nature carries significant point weight and contributed substantially to the restaurant's score of 24.

No non-critical violations were recorded during this inspection.

Food Safety Context

Under NYC Health Code Article 81 and the FDA Food Code, establishments are required to maintain effective pest management programs and take immediate corrective action upon identifying evidence of rodent activity. Rodents can transmit pathogens including Salmonella and Hantavirus through direct contact with food, food-contact surfaces, and packaging materials.

DOHMH requires that restaurants address critical violations and may conduct unannounced reinspections to verify compliance. A score of 24 sits in the upper tier of the Grade B range, reflecting a meaningful number of inspection points relative to what would trigger a Grade C designation.

Inspection History

Patzeria's Perfect Pizza has a mixed recent inspection record:

  • May 27, 2026: Score 22 (Grade Z — grade pending reinspection)
  • December 23, 2025: Score not publicly available
  • November 14, 2024: Score 27 (Grade B)
  • October 30, 2024: Score 16
  • March 31, 2022: Score 3 (Grade A)

The restaurant earned a Grade A as recently as March 2022 with a score of 3, indicating a substantially cleaner record at that time. The November 2024 inspection also resulted in a Grade B at 27 points, and the most recent cycle shows scores of 24 and 22 in consecutive inspections — both in the B range.

Understanding NYC Restaurant Grades

New York City's restaurant grading system is based on the numeric score assigned at inspection:

  • Grade A: 0–13 points (fewest violations)
  • Grade B: 14–27 points
  • Grade C: 28 or more points

Lower scores reflect fewer or less severe violations. A score of 24 falls within the Grade B band but sits closer to the Grade C cutoff than to the Grade A threshold. Restaurants that do not initially receive an A grade are subject to a reinspection, at which point a grade card is issued based on the reinspection result.

Diners can look up current grades and full inspection reports for any NYC restaurant through the DOHMH Restaurant Inspection Results portal at nyc.gov/health.

More About This Restaurant

View the full inspection history for Patzeria's Perfect Pizza including all past inspections, violations, and grade changes.