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Picky Barista
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 20, 2026
- address667 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan 10025
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone3478397474
Is Picky Barista clean?
Picky Barista is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 20, 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 Picky Barista?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 20, 2026, 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.
- 🛠️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 Picky Barista last inspected?
Picky Barista has 6 inspections on record going back to August 4, 2022, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| June 23, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| April 4, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| January 30, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| August 18, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| August 4, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 67 pts |
Picky Barista vs Upper West Side
Upper West Side runs 81% clean across 416 tracked restaurants — 315 clean, 20 mid, 56 cooked.
Against the 416 spots Cooked tracks in Upper West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.