Cooked?University Center Cafe
clean
Looking clean.
The current published rating reads clean. Keep its inspection date in view.
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 10, 2026 →
- address65 5 Avenue, Manhattan 10003
- cuisineAmerican
- phone6469398365
Is University Center Cafe clean?
University Center Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 10, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at University Center Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
When was University Center Cafe last inspected?
University Center Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to November 4, 2022, averaging 11 points.
Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record
September 10, 2026 A
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View full inspection →March 17, 2025 A
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View full inspection →November 17, 2023 A
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View full inspection →February 21, 2023 A
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View full inspection →November 4, 2022 Score 20
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View full inspection →University Center Cafe vs West Village
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Against the 1,044 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 77% 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 September 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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