Hole In The Wall

• gradeGrade C
• inspection score29 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 1, 2026
• address15 Cliff Street, Manhattan 10038
• cuisineAmerican
• phone2126029991

Is Hole In The Wall clean?

Hole In The Wall is currently Grade C from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 1, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Hole In The Wall?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Food preparation area, food storage area, or other area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  Sewage disposal system is not provided, improper, inadequate or unapproved.

When was Hole In The Wall last inspected?

Hole In The Wall has 6 inspections on record going back to June 25, 2024, averaging 35 points.

Hole In The Wall vs Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan

Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan runs 87% clean across 612 tracked restaurants — 442 clean, 17 mid, 48 cooked.

Against the 612 spots Cooked tracks in Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 June 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.