Madman Espresso

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score16 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 30, 2025 →
• address141 East 44 Street, Manhattan 10017
• cuisineAmerican
• phone6467081111

Is Madman Espresso clean?

Madman Espresso is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 30, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Madman Espresso?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
• 🧽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.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedure improper.
• 🛠️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 Madman Espresso last inspected?

Madman Espresso has 4 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2023, averaging 26 points.

Madman Espresso vs Turtle Bay-East Midtown

Turtle Bay-East Midtown runs 84% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 460 clean, 31 mid, 56 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in Turtle Bay-East Midtown, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 October 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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