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Cafe By The Girls
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2025
- address537A West 23 Street, Manhattan 10011
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone7186745460
Is Cafe By The Girls clean?
Cafe By The Girls is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 16, 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 Cafe By The Girls?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
When was Cafe By The Girls last inspected?
Cafe By The Girls has 3 inspections on record going back to March 20, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 18, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| March 20, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
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Against the 1,096 spots Cooked tracks in Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 July 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.