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Friars Club
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 14, 2019
- address57 East 55 Street, Manhattan 10022
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2127517272
Is Friars Club clean?
Friars Club is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 14, 2019. 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 Friars Club?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 14, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
When was Friars Club last inspected?
Friars Club has 4 inspections on record going back to November 9, 2016, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2019 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| June 12, 2018 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 22, 2018 | no grade issued ⏳ | 8 pts |
| November 9, 2016 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Friars Club 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 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 June 14, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.