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Merrion Square
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2025
- address1840 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10128
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2128317696
Is Merrion Square clean?
Merrion Square is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Merrion Square?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
When was Merrion Square last inspected?
Merrion Square has 4 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2022, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 43 pts |
| January 22, 2025 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| November 19, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| March 8, 2022 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Merrion Square vs Yorkville
Yorkville runs 83% clean across 240 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 12 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 240 spots Cooked tracks in Yorkville, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 January 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.