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Goodnight Sonny
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 25, 2025
- address134 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10009
- cuisineAmerican
- phone6466923254
Is Goodnight Sonny clean?
Goodnight Sonny is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 25, 2025. 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 Goodnight Sonny?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🧼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.
- 🍽️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 Goodnight Sonny last inspected?
Goodnight Sonny has 3 inspections on record going back to September 6, 2022, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 8, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 44 pts |
| September 6, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Goodnight Sonny vs East Village
East Village runs 77% clean across 732 tracked restaurants — 477 clean, 41 mid, 105 cooked.
Against the 732 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.