Ghandi Cafe

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedNovember 20, 2024
• inspection score20 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedAugust 14, 2026 →
• address283 Bleecker Street, Manhattan 10014
• cuisineIndian
• phone2126451456

Is Ghandi Cafe clean?

Ghandi Cafe currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on November 20, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on August 14, 2026 scoring 20 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Ghandi Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal 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.
• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.

When was Ghandi Cafe last inspected?

Ghandi Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to February 9, 2022, averaging 12 points.

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Against the 1,028 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 95% 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 August 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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