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CAFE GRUMPY
13 ESSEX STREET Manhattan NY 10002
Health Inspection Grade A
Score: 12
Official health department data. Inspected 2025-09-25; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
3 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-09-25), including 1 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2025-09-25: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Grade A. Score: 12. Violations were cited in the following area(s).
- Critical: 04N — Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- Not Critical: 08A — Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- Not Critical: 10H — Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.
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