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The Blue Dog Cookhouse And Bar
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedDecember 30, 2024
- address308 West 50 Street, Manhattan 10019
- cuisineAmerican
- phone9177340067
Is The Blue Dog Cookhouse And Bar clean?
The Blue Dog Cookhouse And Bar is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 30, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Blue Dog Cookhouse And Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 30, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🛠️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.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
- 🌡️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.
When was The Blue Dog Cookhouse And Bar last inspected?
The Blue Dog Cookhouse And Bar has 5 inspections on record going back to February 2, 2022, averaging 29 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2024 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| July 18, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 59 pts |
| March 10, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 16, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| February 2, 2022 | Grade B | 23 pts |
The Blue Dog Cookhouse And Bar vs Clinton
Clinton runs 76% clean across 596 tracked restaurants — 410 clean, 33 mid, 100 cooked.
Against the 596 spots Cooked tracks in Clinton, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 December 30, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.