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Max Brenner Chocolate Bar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 2, 2025
- address841 Broadway, Manhattan 10003
- cuisineAmerican
- phone6464678803
Is Max Brenner Chocolate Bar clean?
Max Brenner Chocolate Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 2, 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 Max Brenner Chocolate Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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 / 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 Max Brenner Chocolate Bar last inspected?
Max Brenner Chocolate Bar has 6 inspections on record going back to March 13, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2026 | — | |
| July 2, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| January 2, 2025 | — | |
| March 13, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 10 pts |
| February 12, 2024 | Grade C | 34 pts |
| March 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
Max Brenner Chocolate Bar vs West Village
West Village runs 81% clean across 1,012 tracked restaurants — 722 clean, 48 mid, 117 cooked.
Against the 1,012 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 July 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.