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Sugar Sweet Sunshine
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 21, 2026
- address88 Essex Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone6467679105
Is Sugar Sweet Sunshine clean?
Sugar Sweet Sunshine is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 21, 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 Sugar Sweet Sunshine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🛠️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 Sugar Sweet Sunshine last inspected?
Sugar Sweet Sunshine has 4 inspections on record going back to April 20, 2022, averaging 9 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| October 9, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| May 9, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| April 20, 2022 | Grade A | 8 pts |
Sugar Sweet Sunshine 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 83% 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 July 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.