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The Mermaid Inn
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 26, 2019
- address570 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan 10024
- cuisineSeafood
- phone2127997400
Is The Mermaid Inn clean?
The Mermaid Inn is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 26, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Mermaid Inn?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 26, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was The Mermaid Inn last inspected?
The Mermaid Inn has 2 inspections on record going back to July 25, 2018, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 26, 2019 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| July 25, 2018 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
The Mermaid Inn 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 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.
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 26, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.