Raf's

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJune 30, 2026 →
• address290 Elizabeth Street, Manhattan 10012
• cuisineNew French
• phone7165704072

Is Raf's clean?

Raf's is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 30, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Raf's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Toxic chemical or pesticide improperly stored or used such that food contamination may occur.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.

When was Raf's last inspected?

Raf's has 5 inspections on record going back to September 12, 2023, averaging 21 points.

Raf's vs West Village

West Village runs 81% clean across 1,028 tracked restaurants — 727 clean, 49 mid, 122 cooked.

Against the 1,028 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 June 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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