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Flute
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 22, 2025
- address205 West 54 Street, Manhattan 10019
- cuisineFrench
- phone2122655169
Is Flute clean?
Flute is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 22, 2025. 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 Flute?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was Flute last inspected?
Flute has 2 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 28, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Flute vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 84% clean across 2,257 tracked restaurants — 1,596 clean, 96 mid, 216 cooked.
Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 May 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.