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Rockefeller University - Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 30, 2025
- address1248 York Avenue, Manhattan 10065
- cuisineAmerican
- phone3478351248
Is Rockefeller University - Cafe clean?
Rockefeller University - Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 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 Rockefeller University - Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Rockefeller University - Cafe last inspected?
Rockefeller University - Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to February 10, 2023, averaging 4 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| October 18, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| May 31, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| October 19, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| July 12, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 10, 2023 | Grade A | 3 pts |
Rockefeller University - Cafe 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 81% 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 October 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.