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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026
- address1625 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10028
- cuisineFrozen Desserts
- phone6465486468
Is Van Leeuwen Ice Cream clean?
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 22, 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 Van Leeuwen Ice Cream?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was Van Leeuwen Ice Cream last inspected?
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream has 3 inspections on record going back to March 23, 2023, averaging 9 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| June 11, 2024 | Grade A | 6 pts |
| March 23, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream vs Yorkville
Yorkville runs 83% clean across 240 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 12 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 240 spots Cooked tracks in Yorkville, this one comes out cleaner than 57% 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 January 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.