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Effy's Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 16, 2026
- address104 West 96 Street, Manhattan 10025
- cuisineJewish/Kosher
- phone2122806200
Is Effy's Cafe clean?
Effy's Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 16, 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 Effy's Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Effy's Cafe last inspected?
Effy's Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2023, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 6, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| December 2, 2024 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| September 13, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Effy's Cafe vs Upper West Side
Upper West Side runs 81% clean across 416 tracked restaurants — 315 clean, 20 mid, 56 cooked.
Against the 416 spots Cooked tracks in Upper West Side, 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 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.