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Blondies
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedFebruary 13, 2025
- address212 West 79 Street, Manhattan 10024
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2123623311
Is Blondies clean?
Blondies is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 13, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 Blondies?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating informationFailure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Blondies last inspected?
Blondies has 5 inspections on record going back to August 23, 2023, averaging 33 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 73 pts |
| March 9, 2026 | — | |
| February 13, 2025 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| October 28, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| August 23, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Blondies vs Upper West Side
Upper West Side runs 81% clean across 416 tracked restaurants — 315 clean, 20 mid, 56 cooked.
Against the 416 spots Cooked tracks in Upper West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.