Variety Coffee Roasters (Located At 1269 Lexington Avenue)

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score6 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 5, 2026
• address150 East 86 Street, Manhattan 10028
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone2122892104

Is Variety Coffee Roasters (Located At 1269 Lexington Avenue) clean?

Variety Coffee Roasters (Located At 1269 Lexington Avenue) is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 5, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Variety Coffee Roasters (Located At 1269 Lexington Avenue)?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.

When was Variety Coffee Roasters (Located At 1269 Lexington Avenue) last inspected?

Variety Coffee Roasters (Located At 1269 Lexington Avenue) has 3 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2023, averaging 5 points.

Variety Coffee Roasters (Located At 1269 Lexington Avenue) vs Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill

Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill runs 83% clean across 354 tracked restaurants — 266 clean, 21 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 354 spots Cooked tracks in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 85% 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 March 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.