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Tropical Sensation
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 16, 2026
- address953 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan 10025
- cuisineLatin American
- phone2122220098
Is Tropical Sensation clean?
New York currently lists Tropical Sensation as grade pending, following an inspection on April 16, 2026 that scored 21 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on October 22, 2024.
What did inspectors find at Tropical Sensation?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🌡️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.
- 🛠️surfaces / 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.
When was Tropical Sensation last inspected?
Tropical Sensation has 4 inspections on record going back to May 25, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| March 11, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| October 22, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| May 25, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
Tropical Sensation vs Morningside Heights
Morningside Heights runs 77% clean across 196 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 13 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 196 spots Cooked tracks in Morningside Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 April 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.