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Barcelona Bar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 24, 2026
- address923 8 Avenue, Manhattan 10019
- cuisineAmerican
- phone9176856910
Is Barcelona Bar clean?
Barcelona Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 24, 2026. 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 Barcelona Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🧽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 Barcelona Bar last inspected?
Barcelona Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to April 24, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 3, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| April 24, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Barcelona Bar vs Clinton
Clinton runs 76% clean across 596 tracked restaurants — 410 clean, 33 mid, 100 cooked.
Against the 596 spots Cooked tracks in Clinton, this one comes out cleaner than 29% of them.
Other spots in Clinton
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 March 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.