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Despana
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 9, 2026
- address408 Broome Street, Manhattan 10013
- cuisineTapas
- phone3473072564
Is Despana clean?
Despana is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 9, 2026. 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 Despana?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Despana last inspected?
Despana has 5 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2025, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 29, 2025 | — | |
| July 17, 2025 | Grade C | 42 pts |
| June 11, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| June 7, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
Despana vs SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy
SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy runs 83% clean across 824 tracked restaurants — 592 clean, 38 mid, 83 cooked.
Against the 824 spots Cooked tracks in SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 April 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.