Caffe Vento

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score7 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 20, 2025 →
• address555 West 38 Street, Manhattan 10018
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone9298414967

Is Caffe Vento clean?

Caffe Vento is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 20, 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 Caffe Vento?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was Caffe Vento last inspected?

Caffe Vento has 3 inspections on record going back to August 8, 2023, averaging 14 points.

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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 February 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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