The Tool Box

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedApril 26, 2023
• inspection score20 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 1, 2024 →
• address1742 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10128
• cuisineChicken
• phone2123481288

Is The Tool Box clean?

The Tool Box currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on April 26, 2023 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on October 1, 2024 scoring 20 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at The Tool Box?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 1, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was The Tool Box last inspected?

The Tool Box has 2 inspections on record going back to April 26, 2023, averaging 14 points.

The Tool Box vs Yorkville

Yorkville runs 82% clean across 241 tracked restaurants — 185 clean, 17 mid, 24 cooked.

Against the 241 spots Cooked tracks in Yorkville, this one comes out cleaner than 81% 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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

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 October 1, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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