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Lion's Head Tavern
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 3, 2025
- address995 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan 10025
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2128661030
Is Lion's Head Tavern clean?
Lion's Head Tavern is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 3, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Lion's Head Tavern?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Lion's Head Tavern last inspected?
Lion's Head Tavern has 3 inspections on record going back to September 19, 2022, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| February 15, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| September 19, 2022 | Grade C | 29 pts |
Lion's Head Tavern vs Morningside Heights
Morningside Heights runs 77% clean across 196 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 13 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 196 spots Cooked tracks in Morningside Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.