Island Crave

• gradeGrade C ⏳
• grade postedMarch 31, 2025
• inspection score21 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 22, 2026 →
• address1 West 137 Street, Manhattan 10037
• cuisineCaribbean
• phone3474539927

Is Island Crave clean?

Island Crave currently carries Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on March 31, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on April 22, 2026 scoring 21 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads cooked 🪳; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Island Crave?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🛠️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.

When was Island Crave last inspected?

Island Crave has 4 inspections on record going back to February 13, 2025, averaging 26 points.

Island Crave vs Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds

Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds runs 69% clean across 93 tracked restaurants — 58 clean, 5 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 93 spots Cooked tracks in Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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