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The Alchemist Cocktail Lounge
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 23, 2026
- address1363 North Railroad Avenue, Staten Island 10306
- cuisineMediterranean
- phone8456360299
Is The Alchemist Cocktail Lounge clean?
The Alchemist Cocktail Lounge is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 23, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Alchemist Cocktail Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was The Alchemist Cocktail Lounge last inspected?
The Alchemist Cocktail Lounge has 3 inspections on record going back to September 16, 2024, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| October 21, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 5 pts |
| September 16, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
The Alchemist Cocktail Lounge vs New Dorp-Midland Beach
New Dorp-Midland Beach runs 79% clean across 105 tracked restaurants — 76 clean, 6 mid, 14 cooked.
Against the 105 spots Cooked tracks in New Dorp-Midland Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 53% 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 June 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.