Vanilla Gorilla Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJune 23, 2025 →
• address332 West 44 Street, Manhattan 10036
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone9293933440

Is Vanilla Gorilla Cafe clean?

Vanilla Gorilla Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Vanilla Gorilla Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.

When was Vanilla Gorilla Cafe last inspected?

Vanilla Gorilla Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2022, averaging 16 points.

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Against the 600 spots Cooked tracks in Clinton, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 June 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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