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The Ainsworth Midtown
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score25 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedDecember 5, 2025
- address45 East 33 Street, Manhattan 10016
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7324562397
Is The Ainsworth Midtown clean?
New York currently lists The Ainsworth Midtown as grade pending, following an inspection on December 5, 2025 that scored 25 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 August 15, 2023.
What did inspectors find at The Ainsworth Midtown?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 5, 2025, 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.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
When was The Ainsworth Midtown last inspected?
The Ainsworth Midtown has 7 inspections on record going back to August 2, 2023, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| August 21, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| August 14, 2025 | closed by the city | 30 pts |
| January 9, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| September 20, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| August 15, 2023 | Grade C | 42 pts |
| August 2, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
The Ainsworth Midtown vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 84% clean across 2,257 tracked restaurants — 1,596 clean, 96 mid, 216 cooked.
Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 6% of them.
Other spots in Midtown-Midtown South
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 December 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.