Cooked?Balade
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 11, 2025 →
- address208 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10009
- cuisineMediterranean
- phone2125296868
Is Balade clean?
Balade is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 11, 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 Balade?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was Balade last inspected?
Balade has 4 inspections on record going back to November 3, 2022, averaging 9 points.
February 11, 2025 A
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View full inspection →October 1, 2024 Score 7
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View full inspection →January 30, 2023 A
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View full inspection →November 3, 2022 Score 11
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View full inspection →Balade vs East Village
East Village runs 75% clean across 742 tracked restaurants — 476 clean, 43 mid, 114 cooked.
Against the 742 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 77% 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 February 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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