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Santa Fe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 25, 2025
- address73 West 71 Street, Manhattan 10023
- cuisineSouthwestern
- phone2127240822
Is Santa Fe clean?
Santa Fe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 25, 2025. 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 Santa Fe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️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.
- 🛠️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 Santa Fe last inspected?
Santa Fe has 3 inspections on record going back to February 20, 2024, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 14, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| February 20, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
Santa Fe vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 87% clean across 217 tracked restaurants — 169 clean, 6 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 217 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 August 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.