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Paul's On Times Square (Hilton Garden Inn)
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedNovember 24, 2025
- address136 West 42 Street, Manhattan 10036
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2122047246
Is Paul's On Times Square (Hilton Garden Inn) clean?
Paul's On Times Square (Hilton Garden Inn) is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 24, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Paul's On Times Square (Hilton Garden Inn)?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Paul's On Times Square (Hilton Garden Inn) last inspected?
Paul's On Times Square (Hilton Garden Inn) has 4 inspections on record going back to June 23, 2023, averaging 27 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2025 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| October 15, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
| May 2, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| June 23, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
Paul's On Times Square (Hilton Garden Inn) vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 84% clean across 2,257 tracked restaurants — 1,596 clean, 96 mid, 216 cooked.
Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 November 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.