Salt & Straw

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 6, 2026 →
• address540 Hudson Street, Manhattan 10014
• cuisineFrozen Desserts
• phone2125407365

Is Salt & Straw clean?

Salt & Straw is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 6, 2026. 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 Salt & Straw?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
• ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.

When was Salt & Straw last inspected?

Salt & Straw has 2 inspections on record going back to April 9, 2025, averaging 12 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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Against the 1,044 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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