Balthazar

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 24, 2025 →
• address80 Spring Street, Manhattan 10012
• cuisineFrench
• phone2129651414

Is Balthazar clean?

Balthazar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 24, 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 Balthazar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🚿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 Balthazar last inspected?

Balthazar has 4 inspections on record going back to October 13, 2022, averaging 9 points.

Balthazar vs SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy

SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy runs 83% clean across 843 tracked restaurants — 599 clean, 41 mid, 83 cooked.

Against the 843 spots Cooked tracks in SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.

Other spots in SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy

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  clean · February 4, 2026
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  clean · February 10, 2026
• A Baguettes & Co
  clean · August 10, 2026
• A Botanica
  clean · June 2, 2026
• A Ferrara's
  clean · May 12, 2025

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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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

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 September 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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