Cooked?Carleton Lounge
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score2 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 11, 2025 →
- address500 West 120 Street, Manhattan 10027
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2128548324
Is Carleton Lounge clean?
Carleton Lounge is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 11, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Carleton Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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 Carleton Lounge last inspected?
Carleton Lounge has 3 inspections on record going back to November 2, 2022, averaging 10 points.
September 11, 2025 A
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View full inspection →October 11, 2024 Score 22
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View full inspection →November 2, 2022 A
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View full inspection →Carleton Lounge vs Morningside Heights
Morningside Heights runs 77% clean across 198 tracked restaurants — 133 clean, 13 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 198 spots Cooked tracks in Morningside Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 94% 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.
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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 September 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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