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Juicy Lucy
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 29, 2025
- address85 Avenue A, Manhattan 10009
- cuisineJuice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
- phone2127775829
Is Juicy Lucy clean?
Juicy Lucy is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 29, 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 Juicy Lucy?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 29, 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.
When was Juicy Lucy last inspected?
Juicy Lucy has 5 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2022, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| January 22, 2024 | Grade A | 3 pts |
| December 12, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 40 pts |
| August 23, 2022 | Grade A | 6 pts |
| July 26, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
Juicy Lucy vs East Village
East Village runs 77% clean across 732 tracked restaurants — 477 clean, 41 mid, 105 cooked.
Against the 732 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 68% 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 May 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.