Merchants Cigar Bar / Tradewell Park

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score10 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 18, 2026
• address1125 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10065
• cuisineNew American
• phone2128321551

Is Merchants Cigar Bar / Tradewell Park clean?

Merchants Cigar Bar / Tradewell Park is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 18, 2026. 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 Merchants Cigar Bar / Tradewell Park?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 18, 2026, 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 / 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.
• ⚠️Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
  Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.

When was Merchants Cigar Bar / Tradewell Park last inspected?

Merchants Cigar Bar / Tradewell Park has 2 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2023, averaging 11 points.

Merchants Cigar Bar / Tradewell Park vs Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island runs 80% clean across 316 tracked restaurants — 229 clean, 16 mid, 43 cooked.

Against the 316 spots Cooked tracks in Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, this one comes out cleaner than 60% 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 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.