2Nd Avenue Deli

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score7 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 7, 2025
• address1442 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10021
• cuisineJewish/Kosher
• phone2127371700

Is 2Nd Avenue Deli clean?

2Nd Avenue Deli is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 7, 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 2Nd Avenue Deli?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.

When was 2Nd Avenue Deli last inspected?

2Nd Avenue Deli has 3 inspections on record going back to June 14, 2023, averaging 13 points.

2Nd Avenue Deli vs Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island runs 80% clean across 316 tracked restaurants — 229 clean, 16 mid, 43 cooked.

Against the 316 spots Cooked tracks in Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, this one comes out cleaner than 81% 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 October 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.