Sweetgreen

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 13, 2025 →
• address8 East 18 Street, Manhattan 10003
• cuisineSalads
• phone6466923131

Is Sweetgreen clean?

Sweetgreen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 13, 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 Sweetgreen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🕳️conditions that attract pests
  Garbage receptacle not pest or water resistant, with tight-fitting lids, and covered except while in active use. Garbage receptacle and cover not cleaned after emptying and prior to reuse. Garbage, refuse and other solid and liquid waste not collected, stored, removed and disposed of so as to prevent a nuisance.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

When was Sweetgreen last inspected?

Sweetgreen has 4 inspections on record going back to October 11, 2022, averaging 13 points.

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Against the 1,120 spots Cooked tracks in Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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