Cooked?
16 Handles
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 2, 2026
- address178 8 Avenue, Manhattan 10011
- cuisineFrozen Desserts
- phone9146564534
Is 16 Handles clean?
16 Handles is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 2, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at 16 Handles?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was 16 Handles last inspected?
16 Handles has 6 inspections on record going back to April 13, 2023, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| November 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 3 pts |
| November 17, 2025 | closed by the city | 28 pts |
| August 28, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
| March 7, 2024 | Grade C | 44 pts |
| April 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
16 Handles vs Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square
Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square runs 84% clean across 1,096 tracked restaurants — 773 clean, 50 mid, 100 cooked.
Against the 1,096 spots Cooked tracks in Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.
Other spots in Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square
-
A
The Mermaid Inn
-
A
Jet's Pizza
-
⏳
I Love Panzerotti
-
B
Il Fiorista
-
B
Aaron's Chinese And Thai
-
A
Baodega
See every restaurant inspection in Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square →
How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.