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Zz Clam Bar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 9, 2025
- address169 Thompson Street, Manhattan 10012
- cuisineSeafood
- phone2122543800
Is Zz Clam Bar clean?
Zz Clam Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 9, 2025. 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 Zz Clam Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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 Zz Clam Bar last inspected?
Zz Clam Bar has 2 inspections on record going back to March 23, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| March 23, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
Zz Clam Bar vs West Village
West Village runs 81% clean across 1,012 tracked restaurants — 722 clean, 48 mid, 117 cooked.
Against the 1,012 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 80% 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 July 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.