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latest grade status A (grade A) on 2025-03-24; critical: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer","observed_at":"2025-03-24","valid_from":null,"valid_until":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-09-26","record_id":"50133499","confidence":1.0},{"attr":"website","value":"http://melanyrestaurant.com/","evidence_type":"directory_category","source":"overture","source_url":"http://melanyrestaurant.com/","evidence":"Overture place 6e05e895-d760-49e5-a175-7fb5a796e725 (Melany Restaurant), match score 3.00, 8m","observed_at":"2026-09-26","valid_from":null,"valid_until":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-09-26","record_id":null,"confidence":0.9749269485473633}],"profile_built":"2026-09-26","history":[{"date":"2026-01-28","event":"Liquor license added: full_bar","source":"nys_sla","evidence":"License 0340-24-103888 originally issued 2026-01-28","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2025-03-24","event":"Health grade changed: C -> A","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2025-03-24","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2024-08-13","event":"Health grade changed: A -> C","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Graded C by NYC Health Dept on 2024-08-13","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2024-08-13","event":"Reopened after Health Dept closure","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Establishment reopened by NYC Health Dept on 2024-08-13","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2024-08-01","event":"Closed by NYC Health Dept","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Establishment closed by NYC Health Dept on 2024-08-01","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2023-05-15","event":"Health grade added: A","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2023-05-15","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2023-05-03","event":"Establishment appeared","source":"dohmh","evidence":"First pre-permit inspection on 2023-05-03 (new establishment)","recovered_from_source_dates":true}],"last_changed":"2026-01-28","summary":"Full liquor license (NY State Liquor Authority 0340-24-103888, valid until 2028-01-31). NYC Health grade A (since 2025-03-24). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot."}