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Little Ruby's
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 3, 2025
- address219 Mulberry Street, Manhattan 10012
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2129255755
Is Little Ruby's clean?
Little Ruby's is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 3, 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 Little Ruby's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🛠️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.
When was Little Ruby's last inspected?
Little Ruby's has 6 inspections on record going back to June 16, 2022, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2025 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| May 15, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 17, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 46 pts |
| February 16, 2023 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| January 10, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| June 16, 2022 | Grade A | 0 pts |
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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 March 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.