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Cool Culinary
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score2 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 10, 2025
- address119 Essex Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineOther
- phone3104021090
Is Cool Culinary clean?
Cool Culinary is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 10, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cool Culinary?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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 Cool Culinary last inspected?
Cool Culinary has 3 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2023, averaging 9 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 10, 2025 | Grade A | 2 pts |
| March 27, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 15 pts |
| May 6, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Cool Culinary vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 97% 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 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.