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Hunter Deli
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 6, 2025
- address966 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10021
- cuisineSandwiches/Salads/Mixed Buffet
- phone2124397758
Is Hunter Deli clean?
Hunter Deli is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 6, 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 Hunter Deli?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🍽️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.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was Hunter Deli last inspected?
Hunter Deli has 6 inspections on record going back to October 27, 2022, averaging 34 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| September 18, 2024 | — | |
| March 28, 2024 | Grade C | 37 pts |
| May 5, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| October 31, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 11 pts |
| October 27, 2022 | closed by the city | 88 pts |
Hunter Deli 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 18% 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 March 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.