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Silk Road Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 16, 2026
- address30 Mott Street, Manhattan 10013
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone6462399935
Is Silk Road Cafe clean?
Silk Road Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 16, 2026. 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 Silk Road Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐈random live animals insidecriticalLive animal other than fish in tank or service animal present in facility’s food or non-food area.
- 🛠️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 Silk Road Cafe last inspected?
Silk Road Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to February 15, 2023, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 16, 2026 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| July 18, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| February 15, 2023 | Grade A | 5 pts |
Silk Road Cafe vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 80% 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 January 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.