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Cotton Club
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score24 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedSeptember 15, 2017
- address664 West 125 Street, Manhattan 10027
- cuisineSoul Food
- phone2126637980
Is Cotton Club clean?
Cotton Club is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 15, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Cotton Club?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 15, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsFacility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws. Prohibited chemical used/stored. Open bait station used.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
When was Cotton Club last inspected?
Cotton Club has 3 inspections on record going back to September 15, 2017, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2019 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
| June 28, 2018 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| September 15, 2017 | Grade B | 24 pts |
Cotton Club vs Manhattanville
Manhattanville runs 74% clean across 49 tracked restaurants — 34 clean, 4 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 49 spots Cooked tracks in Manhattanville, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 September 15, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.