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The Little Beet
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2026
- address1291 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10021
- cuisineAmerican
- phone6469892834
Is The Little Beet clean?
The Little Beet is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 19, 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 Little Beet?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 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.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
When was The Little Beet last inspected?
The Little Beet has 3 inspections on record going back to June 26, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 7, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| June 26, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
The Little Beet vs Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island runs 80% clean across 316 tracked restaurants — 229 clean, 16 mid, 43 cooked.
Against the 316 spots Cooked tracks in Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 February 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.