Cooked?Friedman's
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 5, 2026 →
- address138 West 31 Street, Manhattan 10001
- cuisineAmerican
- phone9173593432
Is Friedman's clean?
Friedman's is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 5, 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 Friedman's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
When was Friedman's last inspected?
Friedman's has 2 inspections on record going back to November 12, 2024, averaging 18 points.
February 5, 2026 A
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View full inspection →November 12, 2024 Score 23
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View full inspection →Friedman's vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 83% clean across 2,302 tracked restaurants — 1,604 clean, 93 mid, 234 cooked.
Against the 2,302 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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