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Finnegan's Wake
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score16 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 10, 2025
- address1361 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10021
- cuisineIrish
- phone6465266083
Is Finnegan's Wake clean?
Finnegan's Wake is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 10, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Finnegan's Wake?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 10, 2025, 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.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🛠️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.
When was Finnegan's Wake last inspected?
Finnegan's Wake has 5 inspections on record going back to February 2, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2025 | — | |
| February 10, 2025 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| October 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| April 3, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| February 2, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
Finnegan's Wake vs Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island runs 80% clean across 316 tracked restaurants — 229 clean, 16 mid, 43 cooked.
Against the 316 spots Cooked tracks in Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.