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Mandarin Oriental Hotel-Cafeteria
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 21, 2025
- address80 Columbus Circle, Manhattan 10023
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2128058800
Is Mandarin Oriental Hotel-Cafeteria clean?
Mandarin Oriental Hotel-Cafeteria is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 21, 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 Mandarin Oriental Hotel-Cafeteria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueSwollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueAccurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
- 🛠️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 Mandarin Oriental Hotel-Cafeteria last inspected?
Mandarin Oriental Hotel-Cafeteria has 4 inspections on record going back to April 25, 2022, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 2, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| June 22, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| April 25, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Mandarin Oriental Hotel-Cafeteria vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 87% clean across 217 tracked restaurants — 169 clean, 6 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 217 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 April 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.