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Sweet Cats Arcade
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 8, 2025
- address21 East 17 Street, Manhattan 10003
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone9292183130
Is Sweet Cats Arcade clean?
Sweet Cats Arcade is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 8, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Sweet Cats Arcade?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueMechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was Sweet Cats Arcade last inspected?
Sweet Cats Arcade has 6 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2025, averaging 40 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2026 | — | |
| October 8, 2025 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| June 26, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| March 26, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| March 25, 2025 | closed by the city | 28 pts |
| March 12, 2025 | closed by the city | 125 pts |
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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 October 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.