La Savane D' Afrique

• gradeGrade C ⏳
• grade postedOctober 23, 2025
• inspection score20 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 28, 2026 →
• address239 West 116 Street, Manhattan 10026
• cuisineAfrican
• phone6464904644

Is La Savane D' Afrique clean?

La Savane D' Afrique currently carries Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on October 23, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on May 28, 2026 scoring 20 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads cooked 🪳; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at La Savane D' Afrique?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🐀rats have moved incritical
  Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.

When was La Savane D' Afrique last inspected?

La Savane D' Afrique has 6 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2024, averaging 41 points.

La Savane D' Afrique vs Central Harlem South

Central Harlem South runs 72% clean across 113 tracked restaurants — 76 clean, 9 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 113 spots Cooked tracks in Central Harlem South, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 May 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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