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Dalia's Harlem Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 18, 2025
- address2394 7 Avenue, Manhattan 10030
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone9143128061
Is Dalia's Harlem Cafe clean?
Dalia's Harlem Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 18, 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 Dalia's Harlem Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
When was Dalia's Harlem Cafe last inspected?
Dalia's Harlem Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 7, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| July 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| April 3, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 28, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
Dalia's Harlem Cafe vs Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds
Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds runs 71% clean across 91 tracked restaurants — 60 clean, 5 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 91 spots Cooked tracks in Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.