Chez Josephine

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score7 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 31, 2026 →
• address414 West 42 Street, Manhattan 10036
• cuisineFrench
• phone2125941925

Is Chez Josephine clean?

Chez Josephine is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 31, 2026. 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 Chez Josephine?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick worker near the foodcritical
  Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.

When was Chez Josephine last inspected?

Chez Josephine has 4 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2023, averaging 19 points.

Chez Josephine vs Clinton

Clinton runs 75% clean across 600 tracked restaurants — 408 clean, 33 mid, 105 cooked.

Against the 600 spots Cooked tracks in Clinton, this one comes out cleaner than 81% 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 March 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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