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Chelsea Square Diner
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score22 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedApril 25, 2025
- address368 West 23 Street, Manhattan 10011
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2126915400
Is Chelsea Square Diner clean?
Chelsea Square Diner is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 25, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Chelsea Square Diner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️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.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🛠️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.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
When was Chelsea Square Diner last inspected?
Chelsea Square Diner has 7 inspections on record going back to November 30, 2022, averaging 35 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2025 | — | |
| April 25, 2025 | Grade B | 22 pts |
| March 11, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 51 pts |
| August 19, 2024 | Grade C | 37 pts |
| June 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| February 15, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| November 30, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 45 pts |
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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 April 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.