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Essex Squeeze
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score0 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 29, 2025
- address88 Essex Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineJuice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
- phone9179394070
Is Essex Squeeze clean?
Essex Squeeze is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 29, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Essex Squeeze?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on January 29, 2025. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Essex Squeeze last inspected?
Essex Squeeze has 6 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2022, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2025 | Grade A | 0 pts |
| October 31, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| June 29, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| June 6, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| January 11, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| June 22, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
Essex Squeeze vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 99% 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 January 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.