Ponty Bistro

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedJuly 3, 2024
• inspection score23 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 14, 2026 →
• address144 West 139 Street, Manhattan 10030
• cuisineFrench
• phone2122346474

Is Ponty Bistro clean?

New York currently lists Ponty Bistro as grade pending, following an inspection on September 14, 2026 that scored 23 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was C on July 3, 2024.

What did inspectors find at Ponty Bistro?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪰flies in the housecritical
  Filth 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 pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🔪cross-contamination riskcritical
  Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.

When was Ponty Bistro last inspected?

Ponty Bistro has 6 inspections on record going back to June 27, 2023, averaging 37 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 September 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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