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Lincoln Ristorante
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 25, 2025
- address142 West 65 Street, Manhattan 10023
- cuisineItalian
- phone2123596500
Is Lincoln Ristorante clean?
Lincoln Ristorante is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 25, 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 Lincoln Ristorante?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueSwollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Lincoln Ristorante last inspected?
Lincoln Ristorante has 3 inspections on record going back to December 29, 2022, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| October 8, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| December 29, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Lincoln Ristorante vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 87% clean across 217 tracked restaurants — 169 clean, 6 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 217 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 46% 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 October 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.