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Central Park Cafe
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- inspection score41 pts
- critical violations5
- last inspectedFebruary 18, 2026
- address910 Seventh Avenue, Manhattan 10019
- cuisineItalian
- phone3476545176
Is Central Park Cafe clean?
Central Park Cafe is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 18, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 5 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Central Park Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍽️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.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Central Park Cafe last inspected?
Central Park Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to October 25, 2023, averaging 40 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| February 18, 2026 | Grade C | 41 pts |
| January 30, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| October 31, 2025 | Grade C | 2 pts |
| October 21, 2025 | closed by the city | 64 pts |
| August 11, 2025 | Grade A | 2 pts |
| August 8, 2025 | closed by the city | 48 pts |
| August 5, 2025 | closed by the city | 100 pts |
| October 31, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 6 pts |
| October 25, 2023 | closed by the city | 72 pts |
Central Park Cafe vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 84% clean across 2,257 tracked restaurants — 1,596 clean, 96 mid, 216 cooked.
Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 February 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.