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Candle 79
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 12, 2019
- address154 East 79 Street, Manhattan 10075
- cuisineVegan
- phone2125377179
Is Candle 79 clean?
Candle 79 is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 12, 2019. 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 Candle 79?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalFood not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140º F to 70º F or less within 2 hours, and from 70º F to 41º F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🚿plumbing acting upPlumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
When was Candle 79 last inspected?
Candle 79 has 6 inspections on record going back to September 19, 2016, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2019 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 13, 2018 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| October 29, 2018 | no grade issued ⏳ | 12 pts |
| October 4, 2017 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| December 13, 2016 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| September 19, 2016 | no grade issued ⏳ | 14 pts |
Candle 79 vs Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill runs 83% clean across 354 tracked restaurants — 266 clean, 21 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 354 spots Cooked tracks in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 September 12, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.