Little Canal

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 12, 2026 →
• address26 Canal Street, Manhattan 10002
• cuisineAmerican
• phone9174727479

Is Little Canal clean?

Little Canal is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 12, 2026. 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 Little Canal?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-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.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
• 🛠️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 Little Canal last inspected?

Little Canal has 4 inspections on record going back to December 21, 2022, averaging 11 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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Lower East Side runs 75% clean across 197 tracked restaurants — 127 clean, 7 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 197 spots Cooked tracks in Lower East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 September 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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