Pret A Manger

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedJune 18, 2025
• inspection score34 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedSeptember 23, 2026 →
• address205 East 42 Street, Manhattan 10017
• cuisineAmerican
• phone6464760498

Is Pret A Manger clean?

Pret A Manger currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on June 18, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on September 23, 2026 scoring 34 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Pret A Manger?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
• 🛠️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.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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.

When was Pret A Manger last inspected?

Pret A Manger has 3 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2024, averaging 18 points.

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

Pret A Manger vs Turtle Bay-East Midtown

Turtle Bay-East Midtown runs 82% clean across 629 tracked restaurants — 455 clean, 30 mid, 67 cooked.

Against the 629 spots Cooked tracks in Turtle Bay-East Midtown, this one comes out cleaner than 69% 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.

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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 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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