White Castle is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 8, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on January 8, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result β no violations of any severity were recorded.
White Castle has 3 inspections on record going back to December 12, 2023, averaging 7 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2026 | Grade A | 0 pts |
| December 30, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| December 12, 2023 | Grade A | 8 pts |
Elmhurst runs 73% clean across 290 tracked restaurants β 203 clean, 36 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 290 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 100% of them.
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0β13 points earns an A, 14β27 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 β it stays βGrade Pendingβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.