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Ground Central Coffee Company
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 4, 2026
- address441 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10017
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone6463703265
Is Ground Central Coffee Company clean?
Ground Central Coffee Company is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 4, 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 Ground Central Coffee Company?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalProperly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
When was Ground Central Coffee Company last inspected?
Ground Central Coffee Company has 3 inspections on record going back to June 26, 2023, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| October 8, 2024 | Grade A | 2 pts |
| June 26, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Ground Central Coffee Company vs Turtle Bay-East Midtown
Turtle Bay-East Midtown runs 83% clean across 605 tracked restaurants — 448 clean, 33 mid, 60 cooked.
Against the 605 spots Cooked tracks in Turtle Bay-East Midtown, this one comes out cleaner than 51% 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 May 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.