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Soft Swerve
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score3 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 25, 2024
- address85B Bayard Street, Manhattan 10013
- cuisineFrozen Desserts
- phone9173763389
Is Soft Swerve clean?
Soft Swerve is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 25, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Soft Swerve?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 25, 2024, 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 Soft Swerve last inspected?
Soft Swerve has 3 inspections on record going back to August 1, 2024, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| September 25, 2024 | Grade A | 3 pts |
| August 1, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
Soft Swerve 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 96% 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 September 25, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.