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latest grade status A (grade A) on 2023-08-30; critical: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods hel | Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations. | Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer","observed_at":"2023-08-30","valid_from":null,"valid_until":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-09-26","record_id":"50070336","confidence":1.0},{"attr":"website","value":"https://www.blackforestbrooklyn.com","evidence_type":"directory_category","source":"overture","source_url":"https://www.blackforestbrooklyn.com","evidence":"Overture place ed2a2a9e-a129-4c67-bf41-916bab106f82 (Black Forest), match score 3.00, 7m","observed_at":"2026-09-26","valid_from":null,"valid_until":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-09-26","record_id":null,"confidence":0.9902192950248718}],"profile_built":"2026-09-26","history":[{"date":"2025-09-30","event":"Liquor license added: full_bar","source":"nys_sla","evidence":"License 0340-23-137560 originally issued 2025-09-30","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2023-08-30","event":"Health grade added: A","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2023-08-30","recovered_from_source_dates":true}],"last_changed":"2025-09-30","summary":"Full liquor license (NY State Liquor Authority 0340-23-137560, valid until 2027-09-30). NYC Health grade A (since 2023-08-30). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot."}