Taboo Lounge

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedApril 29, 2025
• inspection score0 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 15, 2026 →
• address408 8 Avenue, Manhattan 10001
• cuisineAmerican
• phone6465247299

Is Taboo Lounge clean?

New York currently lists Taboo Lounge as grade pending, following an inspection on October 15, 2026 that scored 0 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was C on April 29, 2025.

What did inspectors find at Taboo Lounge?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on October 15, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Taboo Lounge last inspected?

Taboo Lounge has 6 inspections on record going back to July 19, 2022, averaging 29 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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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 October 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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