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Pardon My French
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 25, 2025
- address103 Avenue B, Manhattan 10009
- cuisineFrench
- phone2123589683
Is Pardon My French clean?
Pardon My French is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 25, 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 Pardon My French?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueMechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
- 🐈random live animals insidecriticalLive animal other than fish in tank or service animal present in facility’s food or non-food area.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🛠️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 Pardon My French last inspected?
Pardon My French has 4 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2022, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 23, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| December 1, 2022 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| May 4, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
Pardon My French vs Lower East Side
Lower East Side runs 75% clean across 188 tracked restaurants — 121 clean, 10 mid, 30 cooked.
Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Lower East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 February 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.