The Spaniard
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 16, 2025 β
- address190 West 4 Street, Manhattan 10014
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2129181986
Is The Spaniard clean?
The Spaniard is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 16, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation β the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at The Spaniard?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- πͺ°flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishmentβs food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- π οΈsurfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- π³οΈbasically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was The Spaniard last inspected?
The Spaniard has 4 inspections on record going back to May 16, 2023, averaging 21 points.
October 16, 2025 A
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View full inspection βMay 19, 2025 Score 22
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View full inspection βMarch 25, 2024 B
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View full inspection βMay 16, 2023 Score 25
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View full inspection βThe Spaniard vs West Village
West Village runs 81% clean across 1,028 tracked restaurants β 727 clean, 49 mid, 122 cooked.
Against the 1,028 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 26% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0β13 points earns an A, 14β27 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 β it stays βGrade Pendingβ 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 authorityβs 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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