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Sandwell
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 30, 2024
- address412 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan 10024
- cuisineSandwiches
- phone4432050566
Is Sandwell clean?
Sandwell is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 30, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Sandwell?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 30, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- 🛠️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.
When was Sandwell last inspected?
Sandwell has 4 inspections on record going back to March 26, 2024, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| December 30, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| April 23, 2024 | Grade B | 22 pts |
| March 26, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
Sandwell vs Upper West Side
Upper West Side runs 81% clean across 416 tracked restaurants — 315 clean, 20 mid, 56 cooked.
Against the 416 spots Cooked tracks in Upper West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 73% 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 December 30, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.