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The Four Faced Liar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score5 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 18, 2026
- address165 West 4 Street, Manhattan 10014
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2122068959
Is The Four Faced Liar clean?
The Four Faced Liar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 18, 2026. 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 Four Faced Liar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽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 Four Faced Liar last inspected?
The Four Faced Liar has 2 inspections on record going back to August 6, 2025, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| August 6, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
The Four Faced Liar vs West Village
West Village runs 81% clean across 1,012 tracked restaurants — 722 clean, 48 mid, 117 cooked.
Against the 1,012 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 88% 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 May 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.