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Joe Jr.
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 23, 2025
- address167 3 Avenue, Manhattan 10003
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2124735150
Is Joe Jr. clean?
Joe Jr. is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Joe Jr.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
- ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
- ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating informationFailure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- ⚠️Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availabilityFailure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
- 🍽️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.
When was Joe Jr. last inspected?
Joe Jr. has 5 inspections on record going back to April 16, 2024, averaging 28 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| December 23, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 30, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 46 pts |
| August 20, 2024 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| April 16, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
Joe Jr. vs Gramercy
Gramercy runs 81% clean across 263 tracked restaurants — 189 clean, 12 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 263 spots Cooked tracks in Gramercy, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 December 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.