Belaire Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score10 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 18, 2026
• address525 East 71 Street, Manhattan 10021
• cuisineAmerican
• phone2126061980

Is Belaire Cafe clean?

Belaire Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 18, 2026. 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 Belaire Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🛠️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.

When was Belaire Cafe last inspected?

Belaire Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to October 26, 2023, averaging 8 points.

Belaire Cafe vs Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island runs 80% clean across 316 tracked restaurants — 229 clean, 16 mid, 43 cooked.

Against the 316 spots Cooked tracks in Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, this one comes out cleaner than 60% 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 May 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.