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Ritz Diner
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJuly 1, 2025
- address1133 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10065
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2123194993
Is Ritz Diner clean?
Ritz Diner is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 1, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Ritz Diner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueSwollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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 Ritz Diner last inspected?
Ritz Diner has 6 inspections on record going back to October 28, 2022, averaging 40 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2025 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| April 11, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 38 pts |
| January 27, 2025 | Grade C | 42 pts |
| December 18, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 62 pts |
| September 7, 2023 | Grade C | 42 pts |
| October 28, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
Ritz Diner vs Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island runs 80% clean across 316 tracked restaurants — 229 clean, 16 mid, 43 cooked.
Against the 316 spots Cooked tracks in Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 July 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.