Cooked?Village East Cinemas
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 23, 2026 →
- address181 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10003
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2125296998
Is Village East Cinemas clean?
Village East Cinemas is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 23, 2026. 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 Village East Cinemas?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Village East Cinemas last inspected?
Village East Cinemas has 4 inspections on record going back to May 24, 2023, averaging 18 points.
July 23, 2026 A
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View full inspection →March 24, 2026 No violations were recorded at the time of this inspection.
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View full inspection →March 12, 2024 B
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View full inspection →May 24, 2023 Score 23
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View full inspection →Village East Cinemas vs East Village
East Village runs 75% clean across 742 tracked restaurants — 476 clean, 43 mid, 114 cooked.
Against the 742 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 July 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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