Cooked?Dear Strangers
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score25 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedApril 22, 2025 →
- address147 West 4 Street, Manhattan 10012
- cuisineLatin American
- phone6464764422
Is Dear Strangers clean?
New York currently lists Dear Strangers as grade pending, following an inspection on April 22, 2025 that scored 25 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Dear Strangers?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🧼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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Dear Strangers last inspected?
Dear Strangers has 1 inspection on record going back to April 22, 2025, averaging 25 points.
April 22, 2025 Score 25
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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 April 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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