Cooked?Cafe Boulud
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 3, 2024 →
- address100 East 63 Street, Manhattan 10065
- cuisineFrench
- phone6465197096
Is Cafe Boulud clean?
Cafe Boulud is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 3, 2024. 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 Cafe Boulud?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 3, 2024, 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.
- 🤒sick worker near the foodcriticalFood worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
When was Cafe Boulud last inspected?
Cafe Boulud has 1 inspection on record going back to September 3, 2024, averaging 12 points.
September 3, 2024 A
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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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 September 3, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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