Society Billards & Bar

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 3, 2025 →
• address10 East 21 Street, Manhattan 10010
• cuisineAmerican
• phone2124201000

Is Society Billards & Bar clean?

Society Billards & Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 3, 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 Society Billards & Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

When was Society Billards & Bar last inspected?

Society Billards & Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to May 20, 2023, averaging 11 points.

Society Billards & Bar vs Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 November 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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