Cooked?Bar Mercer
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 22, 2025 →
- address25 West Houston Street, Manhattan 10012
- cuisineMexican
- phone2123347320
Is Bar Mercer clean?
Bar Mercer is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 22, 2025. 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 Bar Mercer?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Bar Mercer last inspected?
Bar Mercer has 3 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2023, averaging 16 points.
April 22, 2025 A
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View full inspection →April 30, 2024 Score 16
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View full inspection →January 24, 2023 B
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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 April 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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