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Effy's Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 17, 2024
- address1567 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10029
- cuisineAmerican
- phone3478638356
Is Effy's Kitchen clean?
Effy's Kitchen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 17, 2024. 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 Effy's Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 17, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
When was Effy's Kitchen last inspected?
Effy's Kitchen has 3 inspections on record going back to June 2, 2022, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 17, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| May 25, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| June 2, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Effy's Kitchen vs East Harlem South
East Harlem South runs 74% clean across 150 tracked restaurants — 101 clean, 14 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 150 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem South, this one comes out cleaner than 65% of them.
Other spots in East Harlem South
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 October 17, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.