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Starbucks
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 31, 2025
- address485 5 Avenue, Manhattan 10017
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone2126159700
Is Starbucks clean?
Starbucks is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 31, 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 Starbucks?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 31, 2025, 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.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Starbucks last inspected?
Starbucks has 3 inspections on record going back to May 19, 2023, averaging 5 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| July 2, 2024 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| May 19, 2023 | Grade A | 2 pts |
Starbucks vs Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Murray Hill-Kips Bay runs 79% clean across 372 tracked restaurants — 271 clean, 23 mid, 48 cooked.
Against the 372 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 78% 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 December 31, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.