Cooked?Cafe Diem
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 10, 2025 →
- address37 Bowery, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineOther
- phone6467735531
Is Cafe Diem clean?
Cafe Diem is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 10, 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 Diem?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
When was Cafe Diem last inspected?
Cafe Diem has 1 inspection on record going back to July 10, 2025, averaging 13 points.
July 10, 2025 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 July 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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