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French Roast
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 9, 2026
- address2340 Broadway, Manhattan 10024
- cuisineFrench
- phone2127991533
Is French Roast clean?
French Roast is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 9, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at French Roast?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️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.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
When was French Roast last inspected?
French Roast has 4 inspections on record going back to June 12, 2024, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| January 7, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| December 18, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 49 pts |
| June 12, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
French Roast vs Upper West Side
Upper West Side runs 81% clean across 416 tracked restaurants — 315 clean, 20 mid, 56 cooked.
Against the 416 spots Cooked tracks in Upper West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 April 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.