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The Half Pint / Ernie's Bar
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 6, 2024
- address234 Thompson Street, Manhattan 10012
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2122601088
Is The Half Pint / Ernie's Bar clean?
The Half Pint / Ernie's Bar is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 6, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at The Half Pint / Ernie's Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2024, 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.
When was The Half Pint / Ernie's Bar last inspected?
The Half Pint / Ernie's Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to May 2, 2023, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| March 6, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| May 2, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 8 pts |
The Half Pint / Ernie's Bar 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 80% 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 March 6, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.