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Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 16, 2024
- address5 East 38 Street, Manhattan 10016
- cuisineMexican
- phone6469985722
Is Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina clean?
Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 16, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 16, 2024, 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.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina last inspected?
Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina has 3 inspections on record going back to April 8, 2024, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| December 16, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| April 8, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina vs Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Murray Hill-Kips Bay runs 79% clean across 372 tracked restaurants — 271 clean, 23 mid, 48 cooked.
Against the 372 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 16, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.