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Salt And Pepper Restaurant & Cafe
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2026
- address139 West 33 Street, Manhattan 10001
- cuisineFusion
- phone2122681919
Is Salt And Pepper Restaurant & Cafe clean?
New York currently lists Salt And Pepper Restaurant & Cafe as grade pending, following an inspection on July 16, 2026 that scored 20 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 January 14, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Salt And Pepper Restaurant & Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2026, 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.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🌡️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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Salt And Pepper Restaurant & Cafe last inspected?
Salt And Pepper Restaurant & Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to October 16, 2023, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| May 27, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 44 pts |
| April 14, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| January 14, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| November 8, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| October 16, 2023 | Grade C | 50 pts |
Salt And Pepper Restaurant & Cafe 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 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 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.