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Serafina Always
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 10, 2023
- address33 East 61 St Street, Manhattan 10065
- cuisineItalian
- phone2127029898
Is Serafina Always clean?
Serafina Always is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 10, 2023. 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 Serafina Always?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2023, 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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Serafina Always last inspected?
Serafina Always has 4 inspections on record going back to April 10, 2023, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| August 21, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| August 1, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
| April 10, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Serafina Always vs Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill runs 83% clean across 354 tracked restaurants — 266 clean, 21 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 354 spots Cooked tracks in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 75% 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 April 10, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.