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Murray Hill Diner
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 30, 2026
- address222 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10016
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2126866667
Is Murray Hill Diner clean?
Murray Hill Diner is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 30, 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 Murray Hill Diner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧫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
When was Murray Hill Diner last inspected?
Murray Hill Diner has 4 inspections on record going back to April 14, 2023, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| November 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| July 17, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 14, 2023 | Grade A | 8 pts |
Murray Hill Diner vs Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Murray Hill-Kips Bay runs 79% clean across 372 tracked restaurants — 271 clean, 23 mid, 48 cooked.
Against the 372 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.
Other spots in Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.