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Grace Deli & Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 29, 2025
- address1018 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10021
- cuisineSandwiches/Salads/Mixed Buffet
- phone6466096888
Is Grace Deli & Cafe clean?
Grace Deli & Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 29, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Grace Deli & Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
When was Grace Deli & Cafe last inspected?
Grace Deli & Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to June 26, 2023, averaging 30 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| February 21, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 5 pts |
| February 11, 2025 | closed by the city | 90 pts |
| July 7, 2023 | Grade B | 25 pts |
| June 26, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
Grace Deli & Cafe vs Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill runs 83% clean across 354 tracked restaurants — 266 clean, 21 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 354 spots Cooked tracks in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 64% 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 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.