Dante

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score10 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 25, 2026 →
• address79 Macdougal Street, Manhattan 10012
• cuisineItalian
• phone2129825275

Is Dante clean?

Dante is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 25, 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 Dante?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
• 🪰flies in the housecritical
  Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Dante last inspected?

Dante has 4 inspections on record going back to January 31, 2024, averaging 27 points.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 August 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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