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Poulette
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 17, 2024
- address790 9 Avenue, Manhattan 10019
- cuisineChicken
- phone2129569488
Is Poulette clean?
Poulette is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 17, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Poulette?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🛠️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.
- 🪰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.
- ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
When was Poulette last inspected?
Poulette has 4 inspections on record going back to June 17, 2024, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| May 14, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| December 17, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| June 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 52 pts |
Poulette vs Clinton
Clinton runs 76% clean across 596 tracked restaurants — 410 clean, 33 mid, 100 cooked.
Against the 596 spots Cooked tracks in Clinton, this one comes out cleaner than 29% of them.
Other spots in Clinton
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 December 17, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.