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Cafe Fred
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 31, 2025
- address2020 Broadway, Manhattan 10023
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone2127380001
Is Cafe Fred clean?
Cafe Fred is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 31, 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 Fred?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 31, 2025, 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 Cafe Fred last inspected?
Cafe Fred has 1 inspection on record going back to December 31, 2025, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Cafe Fred vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 87% clean across 217 tracked restaurants — 169 clean, 6 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 217 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 46% 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 December 31, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.