Cloister Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 10, 2019 →
• address238 East 9 Street, Manhattan 10003
• cuisineAmerican
• phone2127779128

Is Cloister Cafe clean?

Cloister Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 10, 2019. 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 Cloister Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Hand wash sign not posted
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Canned food product observed dented and not segregated from other consumable food items.

When was Cloister Cafe last inspected?

Cloister Cafe has 7 inspections on record going back to May 2, 2016, averaging 8 points.

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Against the 742 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 62% 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 April 10, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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