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Bar Italia
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 1, 2025
- address768 Madison Avenue, Manhattan 10065
- cuisineItalian
- phone9175466676
Is Bar Italia clean?
Bar Italia is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 1, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Bar Italia?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
When was Bar Italia last inspected?
Bar Italia has 5 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2023, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| July 1, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 25, 2025 | — | |
| October 2, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| April 5, 2023 | Grade B | 22 pts |
Bar Italia vs Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill runs 83% clean across 354 tracked restaurants — 266 clean, 21 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 354 spots Cooked tracks in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 July 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.