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The Delancey
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 30, 2025
- address168 Delancey Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2122549920
Is The Delancey clean?
The Delancey is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 30, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Delancey?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was The Delancey last inspected?
The Delancey has 2 inspections on record going back to January 13, 2023, averaging 6 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| January 13, 2023 | Grade A | 2 pts |
The Delancey vs Lower East Side
Lower East Side runs 75% clean across 188 tracked restaurants — 121 clean, 10 mid, 30 cooked.
Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Lower East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 57% of them.
Other spots in Lower East Side
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 July 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.