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Collage Bistro & Bar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 15, 2025
- address342 West 40 Street, Manhattan 10018
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2127066210
Is Collage Bistro & Bar clean?
Collage Bistro & Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 15, 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 Collage Bistro & Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 15, 2025, 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.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
When was Collage Bistro & Bar last inspected?
Collage Bistro & Bar has 4 inspections on record going back to November 13, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| May 8, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| March 14, 2024 | — | |
| November 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
Collage Bistro & Bar vs Clinton
Clinton runs 76% clean across 596 tracked restaurants — 410 clean, 33 mid, 100 cooked.
Against the 596 spots Cooked tracks in Clinton, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 October 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.