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The High Note / Popchew
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 25, 2025
- address119 East 15 Street, Manhattan 10003
- cuisineAmerican
- phone9044220094
Is The High Note / Popchew clean?
The High Note / Popchew is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 25, 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 High Note / Popchew?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was The High Note / Popchew last inspected?
The High Note / Popchew has 4 inspections on record going back to February 27, 2024, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| March 26, 2024 | Grade B | 18 pts |
| February 27, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
The High Note / Popchew vs Gramercy
Gramercy runs 81% clean across 263 tracked restaurants — 189 clean, 12 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 263 spots Cooked tracks in Gramercy, this one comes out cleaner than 46% 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 September 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.