Lobel's Original

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score19 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedDecember 12, 2025
• address30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan 10112
• cuisineSandwiches/Salads/Mixed Buffet
• phone9294254004

Is Lobel's Original clean?

New York currently lists Lobel's Original as grade pending, following an inspection on December 12, 2025 that scored 19 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Lobel's Original?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊food not cooled down rightcritical
  After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was Lobel's Original last inspected?

Lobel's Original has 1 inspection on record going back to December 12, 2025, averaging 19 points.

Lobel's Original vs Midtown-Midtown South

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Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 December 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.