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Sweetgreen
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 31, 2024
- address311 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan 10023
- cuisineSalads
- phone2124964081
Is Sweetgreen clean?
Sweetgreen is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 31, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. 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 Sweetgreen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 31, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
When was Sweetgreen last inspected?
Sweetgreen has 3 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| October 31, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| June 22, 2023 | Grade A | 4 pts |
Sweetgreen vs Upper West Side
Upper West Side runs 81% clean across 416 tracked restaurants — 315 clean, 20 mid, 56 cooked.
Against the 416 spots Cooked tracks in Upper West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 October 31, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.