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Il Gradino
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 22, 2025
- address808 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10065
- cuisineItalian
- phone6466493289
Is Il Gradino clean?
Il Gradino is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 22, 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 Il Gradino?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🛠️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.
When was Il Gradino last inspected?
Il Gradino has 3 inspections on record going back to August 18, 2022, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| September 19, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 44 pts |
| August 18, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
Il Gradino 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 36% 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 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.