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Cooler Runnings Vegetarian Grill
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 3, 2025
- address1785 Nereid Avenue, Bronx 10466
- cuisineVegetarian
- phone9148827192
Is Cooler Runnings Vegetarian Grill clean?
Cooler Runnings Vegetarian Grill is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 3, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cooler Runnings Vegetarian Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧼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.
When was Cooler Runnings Vegetarian Grill last inspected?
Cooler Runnings Vegetarian Grill has 5 inspections on record going back to May 13, 2024, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 3, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| July 30, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| May 31, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| May 22, 2024 | closed by the city | 19 pts |
| May 13, 2024 | closed by the city | 74 pts |
Cooler Runnings Vegetarian Grill vs Woodlawn-Wakefield
Woodlawn-Wakefield runs 76% clean across 76 tracked restaurants — 55 clean, 5 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 76 spots Cooked tracks in Woodlawn-Wakefield, this one comes out cleaner than 33% of them.
Other spots in Woodlawn-Wakefield
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 February 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.