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Shake Shack
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 18, 2025
- address300 West 44 Street, Manhattan 10036
- cuisineHamburgers
- phone6464350135
Is Shake Shack clean?
Shake Shack is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 18, 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 Shake Shack?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🛠️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 Shake Shack last inspected?
Shake Shack has 3 inspections on record going back to February 21, 2023, averaging 9 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| May 14, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| February 21, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
Shake Shack vs Clinton
Clinton runs 76% clean across 596 tracked restaurants — 410 clean, 33 mid, 100 cooked.
Against the 596 spots Cooked tracks in Clinton, this one comes out cleaner than 64% 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 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.