Shake Shack

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 27, 2025
• address152 East 86 Street, Manhattan 10028
• cuisineHamburgers
• phone6462375036

Is Shake Shack clean?

Shake Shack is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 27, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. 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 August 27, 2025, 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.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.

When was Shake Shack last inspected?

Shake Shack has 3 inspections on record going back to March 23, 2023, averaging 10 points.

Shake Shack 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 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.

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, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.