161 Lafayette

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 8, 2025
• address161 Lafayette Street, Manhattan 10013
• cuisineAmerican
• phone2012385865

Is 161 Lafayette clean?

161 Lafayette is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 8, 2025. 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 161 Lafayette?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
• 🔪cross-contamination riskcritical
  Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.

When was 161 Lafayette last inspected?

161 Lafayette has 3 inspections on record going back to June 6, 2023, averaging 16 points.

161 Lafayette vs SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy

SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy runs 83% clean across 824 tracked restaurants — 592 clean, 38 mid, 83 cooked.

Against the 824 spots Cooked tracks in SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.

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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 April 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.