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Bank Of Nova Scotia Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 12, 2025
- address250 Vesey Street, Manhattan 10281
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2122255223
Is Bank Of Nova Scotia Cafe clean?
Bank Of Nova Scotia Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 12, 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 Bank Of Nova Scotia Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Bank Of Nova Scotia Cafe last inspected?
Bank Of Nova Scotia Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to November 22, 2022, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| January 19, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| November 22, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Bank Of Nova Scotia Cafe vs Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan
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Against the 612 spots Cooked tracks in Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan, this one comes out cleaner than 50% 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 August 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.