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Commons Cafe At Dentistry College
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 31, 2026
- address345 East 24 Street, Manhattan 10010
- cuisineAmerican
- phone6465891924
Is Commons Cafe At Dentistry College clean?
Commons Cafe At Dentistry College 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 Commons Cafe At Dentistry College?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was Commons Cafe At Dentistry College last inspected?
Commons Cafe At Dentistry College has 3 inspections on record going back to June 14, 2023, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| November 6, 2024 | Grade A | 6 pts |
| June 14, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Commons Cafe At Dentistry College vs Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Murray Hill-Kips Bay runs 79% clean across 372 tracked restaurants — 271 clean, 23 mid, 48 cooked.
Against the 372 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 63% 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 March 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.