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Blue Bottle Coffee
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 14, 2026
- address396 Broadway, Manhattan 10013
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone5106613510
Is Blue Bottle Coffee clean?
Blue Bottle Coffee is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 14, 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 Blue Bottle Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🛠️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.
When was Blue Bottle Coffee last inspected?
Blue Bottle Coffee has 5 inspections on record going back to September 27, 2024, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2026 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| July 8, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| November 7, 2024 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| September 27, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 12 pts |
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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 April 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.