Ariston Flowers & Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score10 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 14, 2026 →
• address78 5 Avenue, Manhattan 10011
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone2129294226

Is Ariston Flowers & Cafe clean?

Ariston Flowers & Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 14, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ariston Flowers & Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

When was Ariston Flowers & Cafe last inspected?

Ariston Flowers & Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to November 16, 2022, averaging 14 points.

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Against the 1,028 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 August 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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