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Lissette Restaurant
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 18, 2025
- address501 West 145 Street, Manhattan 10031
- cuisineTex-Mex
- phone2122343330
Is Lissette Restaurant clean?
Lissette Restaurant is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 18, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Lissette Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
When was Lissette Restaurant last inspected?
Lissette Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to January 18, 2024, averaging 28 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | — | |
| August 18, 2025 | Grade B | 20 pts |
| June 11, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| June 5, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 83 pts |
| January 18, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Lissette Restaurant vs Hamilton Heights
Hamilton Heights runs 69% clean across 128 tracked restaurants — 82 clean, 10 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 128 spots Cooked tracks in Hamilton 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 August 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.