Saltwater Coffee

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 27, 2026 →
• address126 Waverly Place, Manhattan 10011
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone9178812245

Is Saltwater Coffee clean?

Saltwater Coffee is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 27, 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 Saltwater Coffee?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🔪cross-contamination riskcritical
  Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.

When was Saltwater Coffee last inspected?

Saltwater Coffee has 4 inspections on record going back to November 16, 2023, averaging 21 points.

Saltwater Coffee vs West Village

West Village runs 81% clean across 1,028 tracked restaurants — 727 clean, 49 mid, 122 cooked.

Against the 1,028 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 71% 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 August 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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