Madison Square

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score6 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 1, 2025 →
• address51 Madison Avenue, Manhattan 10010
• cuisineAmerican
• phone2125765357

Is Madison Square clean?

Madison Square is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 1, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Madison Square?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
• 🚿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.
• 🛠️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 Madison Square last inspected?

Madison Square has 3 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2022, averaging 9 points.

Madison Square vs Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square

Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square runs 84% clean across 1,120 tracked restaurants — 788 clean, 53 mid, 102 cooked.

Against the 1,120 spots Cooked tracks in Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square, this one comes out cleaner than 83% of them.

Other spots in Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square

• A The Joyce Theater
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• A Cafe Madison
  clean · July 29, 2025
• A Rainbow Falafel
  clean · May 12, 2026
• A Chelsea Ristorante
  clean · February 2, 2026
• A Skylight Diner
  clean · July 9, 2026

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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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

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 July 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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