Risotteria Melotti

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 30, 2025
• address309 East 5 Street, Manhattan 10003
• cuisineItalian
• phone6467558939

Is Risotteria Melotti clean?

Risotteria Melotti is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 30, 2025. 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 Risotteria Melotti?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽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.
• 🛠️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.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

When was Risotteria Melotti last inspected?

Risotteria Melotti has 3 inspections on record going back to June 3, 2023, averaging 12 points.

Risotteria Melotti vs East Village

East Village runs 77% clean across 732 tracked restaurants — 477 clean, 41 mid, 105 cooked.

Against the 732 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 60% 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 September 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.