Cooked?Candle Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 23, 2025 →
- address386 3 Avenue, Manhattan 10016
- cuisineVegan
- phone7186795214
Is Candle Cafe clean?
Candle Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 23, 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 Candle Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Candle Cafe last inspected?
Candle Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to July 18, 2024, averaging 12 points.
December 23, 2025 A
Loading inspection details…
View full inspection →July 18, 2024 A
Loading inspection details…
View full inspection →Candle Cafe vs Gramercy
Gramercy runs 81% clean across 264 tracked restaurants — 194 clean, 12 mid, 34 cooked.
Against the 264 spots Cooked tracks in Gramercy, this one comes out cleaner than 45% of them.
Other spots in Gramercy
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.
Read the New York ratings guide →
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 December 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
check your own block 📸
Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.