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latest grade status Z (grade pending) on 2025-11-01; 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 | Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.","observed_at":"2025-11-01","valid_from":null,"valid_until":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-09-26","record_id":"50136276","confidence":1.0},{"attr":"website","value":"http://essencebar.com/","evidence_type":"directory_category","source":"overture","source_url":"http://essencebar.com/","evidence":"Overture place 6f5edc48-53ad-48a5-aa47-95e009f42f96 (Essence Bar and Grill), match score 1.00, 25m","observed_at":"2026-09-26","valid_from":null,"valid_until":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-09-26","record_id":null,"confidence":0.9722161889076233}],"profile_built":"2026-09-26","history":[{"date":"2025-06-23","event":"Liquor license added: full_bar","source":"nys_sla","evidence":"License 0340-23-133397 originally issued 2025-06-23","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2024-03-28","event":"Health grade changed: C -> A","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2024-03-28","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2023-08-24","event":"Health grade added: C","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Graded C by NYC Health Dept on 2023-08-24","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2023-08-10","event":"Establishment appeared","source":"dohmh","evidence":"First pre-permit inspection on 2023-08-10 (new establishment)","recovered_from_source_dates":true}],"last_changed":"2025-06-23","summary":"Full liquor license (NY State Liquor Authority 0340-23-133397, valid until 2027-06-30). NYC Health status: grade pending (since 2025-11-01). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot."}