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Roasting Plant Coffee
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score25 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedApril 2, 2026
- address81 Orchard Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone2127757755
Is Roasting Plant Coffee clean?
New York currently lists Roasting Plant Coffee as grade pending, following an inspection on April 2, 2026 that scored 25 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on February 3, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Roasting Plant Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
When was Roasting Plant Coffee last inspected?
Roasting Plant Coffee has 5 inspections on record going back to September 20, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| February 10, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| February 3, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| November 26, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| September 20, 2023 | Grade B | 18 pts |
Roasting Plant Coffee vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 April 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.