Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 6, 2024 →
• address1 Water Street, Manhattan 10004
• cuisineFrozen Desserts
• phone7187011630

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 November 6, 2024. 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 November 6, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.

When was Van Leeuwen Ice Cream last inspected?

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream has 3 inspections on record going back to June 28, 2023, averaging 23 points.

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream vs Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan

Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan runs 86% clean across 625 tracked restaurants — 447 clean, 17 mid, 54 cooked.

Against the 625 spots Cooked tracks in Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 November 6, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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