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Ethyl's Alcohol & Food
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2026
- address1629 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10028
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2123004132
Is Ethyl's Alcohol & Food clean?
Ethyl's Alcohol & Food is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 19, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Ethyl's Alcohol & Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueMechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
When was Ethyl's Alcohol & Food last inspected?
Ethyl's Alcohol & Food has 4 inspections on record going back to February 15, 2024, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| February 19, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| November 13, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 15, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
Ethyl's Alcohol & Food vs Yorkville
Yorkville runs 83% clean across 240 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 12 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 240 spots Cooked tracks in Yorkville, this one comes out cleaner than 57% 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 February 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.