Cooked?Essex Pearl
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score17 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 29, 2023 →
- address115 Delancey Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineSeafood
- phone7147055100
Is Essex Pearl clean?
Essex Pearl is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 29, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Essex Pearl?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 29, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Essex Pearl last inspected?
Essex Pearl has 3 inspections on record going back to March 17, 2022, averaging 18 points.
June 29, 2023 B
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View full inspection →December 5, 2022 Score 35
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View full inspection →March 17, 2022 Score 2
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View full inspection →Essex Pearl vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 75% clean across 685 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 46 mid, 104 cooked.
Against the 685 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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.
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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 June 29, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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