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Old John's Diner
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 7, 2025
- address148 West 67 Street, Manhattan 10023
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2128742700
Is Old John's Diner clean?
Old John's Diner is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 7, 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 Old John's Diner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🛠️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 Old John's Diner last inspected?
Old John's Diner has 3 inspections on record going back to August 16, 2023, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| March 26, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 15 pts |
| August 16, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
Old John's Diner vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 87% clean across 217 tracked restaurants — 169 clean, 6 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 217 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 46% 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 May 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.