Cooked?The Mayfly
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score16 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 2, 2025 →
- address269 East Houston Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineAmerican
- phone6464498435
Is The Mayfly clean?
The Mayfly is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 2, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Mayfly?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🌡️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 Mayfly last inspected?
The Mayfly has 3 inspections on record going back to January 2, 2024, averaging 27 points.
July 2, 2025 B
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View full inspection →May 21, 2025 Score 39
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View full inspection →January 2, 2024 Score 27
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View full inspection →The Mayfly vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 75% clean across 685 tracked restaurants — 450 clean, 46 mid, 105 cooked.
Against the 685 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 July 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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