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Food Passion
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score16 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 27, 2026
- address1200 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10028
- cuisineAmerican
- phone9177741177
Is Food Passion clean?
Food Passion is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 27, 2026. 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 Food Passion?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🌡️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.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Food Passion last inspected?
Food Passion has 6 inspections on record going back to August 19, 2024, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2026 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| January 6, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 44 pts |
| August 30, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 4 pts |
| August 27, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| August 22, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
| August 19, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
Food Passion vs Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill runs 83% clean across 354 tracked restaurants — 266 clean, 21 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 354 spots Cooked tracks in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.