Kirkland & Ellis Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score3 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 4, 2026
• address601 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10022
• cuisineAmerican
• phone9175532287

Is Kirkland & Ellis Cafe clean?

Kirkland & Ellis Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Kirkland & Ellis Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️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 Kirkland & Ellis Cafe last inspected?

Kirkland & Ellis Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to June 16, 2023, averaging 9 points.

Kirkland & Ellis Cafe vs Turtle Bay-East Midtown

Turtle Bay-East Midtown runs 83% clean across 605 tracked restaurants — 448 clean, 33 mid, 60 cooked.

Against the 605 spots Cooked tracks in Turtle Bay-East Midtown, this one comes out cleaner than 94% 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 June 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.