Kimpton Hotel Theta (Cafe Otto)

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score5 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 29, 2026 →
• address790 8 Avenue, Manhattan 10019
• cuisineAmerican
• phone6468518220

Is Kimpton Hotel Theta (Cafe Otto) clean?

Kimpton Hotel Theta (Cafe Otto) is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 29, 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 Kimpton Hotel Theta (Cafe Otto)?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.

When was Kimpton Hotel Theta (Cafe Otto) last inspected?

Kimpton Hotel Theta (Cafe Otto) has 4 inspections on record going back to March 21, 2022, averaging 9 points.

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

Kimpton Hotel Theta (Cafe Otto) vs Midtown-Midtown South

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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 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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