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City Coffee Bar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 14, 2025
- address914 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan 10025
- cuisineAmerican
- phone6466181619
Is City Coffee Bar clean?
City Coffee Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 14, 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 City Coffee Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️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.
- 🛠️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 City Coffee Bar last inspected?
City Coffee Bar has 4 inspections on record going back to December 21, 2023, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 15 pts |
| April 17, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 21, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
City Coffee Bar vs Upper West Side
Upper West Side runs 81% clean across 416 tracked restaurants — 315 clean, 20 mid, 56 cooked.
Against the 416 spots Cooked tracks in Upper West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 July 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.