Juicy Lucy

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score7 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 15, 2026 →
• 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 September 15, 2026. 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 September 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🛠️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 Juicy Lucy last inspected?

Juicy Lucy has 6 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2022, averaging 15 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

Juicy Lucy vs East Village

East Village runs 76% clean across 754 tracked restaurants — 487 clean, 48 mid, 109 cooked.

Against the 754 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 85% 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 September 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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