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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 23, 2025
- address45 Spring Street, Manhattan 10012
- cuisineFrozen Desserts
- phone3478379894
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 October 23, 2025. 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 October 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Van Leeuwen Ice Cream last inspected?
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream has 4 inspections on record going back to November 2, 2023, averaging 27 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2025 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| March 5, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 4 pts |
| January 23, 2024 | Grade C | 37 pts |
| November 2, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 59 pts |
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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 October 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.