The Hoptimist

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score4 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 4, 2025
• address422 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan 10024
• cuisineBottled Beverages
• phone9176137264

Is The Hoptimist clean?

The Hoptimist is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 4, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Hoptimist?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.

When was The Hoptimist last inspected?

The Hoptimist has 3 inspections on record going back to April 27, 2023, averaging 10 points.

The Hoptimist vs Upper West Side

Upper West Side runs 81% clean across 416 tracked restaurants — 315 clean, 20 mid, 56 cooked.

Against the 416 spots Cooked tracks in Upper West Side, 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 December 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.