Blind Tiger

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 18, 2025
• address281 Bleecker Street, Manhattan 10014
• cuisineAmerican
• phone2124624682

Is Blind Tiger clean?

Blind Tiger is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 18, 2025. 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 Blind Tiger?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🗑️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.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🛠️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 Blind Tiger last inspected?

Blind Tiger has 3 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2022, averaging 16 points.

Blind Tiger vs West Village

West Village runs 81% clean across 1,012 tracked restaurants — 722 clean, 48 mid, 117 cooked.

Against the 1,012 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 February 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.