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Society Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score3 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 24, 2026
- address52 West 13 Street, Manhattan 10011
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2123004525
Is Society Cafe clean?
Society Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 24, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Society Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2026, 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.
When was Society Cafe last inspected?
Society Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to June 11, 2024, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2026 | Grade A | 3 pts |
| January 13, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
| July 30, 2024 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| June 11, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
Society Cafe vs West Village
West Village runs 81% clean across 1,012 tracked restaurants — 722 clean, 48 mid, 117 cooked.
Against the 1,012 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 95% 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 March 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.