Birdland

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 6, 2023
• address315 West 44 Street, Manhattan 10036
• cuisineAmerican
• phone2125813080

Is Birdland clean?

Birdland is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 6, 2023. 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 Birdland?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Birdland last inspected?

Birdland has 3 inspections on record going back to April 27, 2022, averaging 16 points.

Birdland 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 44% 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 March 6, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.