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Russian Samovar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 24, 2026
- address256 West 52 Street, Manhattan 10019
- cuisineRussian
- phone9172845578
Is Russian Samovar clean?
Russian Samovar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 24, 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 Russian Samovar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🍽️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.
When was Russian Samovar last inspected?
Russian Samovar has 4 inspections on record going back to April 24, 2023, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2026 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| May 7, 2025 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| July 16, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| April 24, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Russian Samovar vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 84% clean across 2,257 tracked restaurants — 1,596 clean, 96 mid, 216 cooked.
Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 March 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.