Minus Celsius Ice Cream

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 8, 2026
• address302 Grand Street, Manhattan 10002
• cuisineFrozen Desserts
• phone4077977174

Is Minus Celsius Ice Cream clean?

Minus Celsius Ice Cream is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 8, 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 Minus Celsius Ice Cream?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️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.
• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  Food contact surface, refillable, reusable containers, or equipment improperly constructed, placed or maintained. Unacceptable material used. Culinary sink or other acceptable method not provided for washing food.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.

When was Minus Celsius Ice Cream last inspected?

Minus Celsius Ice Cream has 5 inspections on record going back to March 13, 2023, averaging 15 points.

Minus Celsius Ice Cream vs Chinatown

Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.