American · 599 Lexington Avenue · Manhattan 10022
A Grade A posted 2025-05-22. The most recent inspection (2026-09-15) scored 10 points — 14–27 is B range, 28 or more is C — and a re-inspection will set the new grade.
2026-09-15 · Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · Violations were cited · score 10
| Code | Description | Critical |
|---|---|---|
| 02G | Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation. | Critical |
| 10F | 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. | — |
2025-05-22 · Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · Violations were cited · score 4 A
| Code | Description | Critical |
|---|---|---|
| 10F | 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. | — |
2023-10-05 · Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · Violations were cited · score 2 A
| Code | Description | Critical |
|---|---|---|
| 10F | 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. | — |
No housing grade for this lot (not a graded residential building).
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1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 9 restaurants
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Temperature, Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 9 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Other restaurants at this address: Cafe Joyeux, Fields Good Chicken, Juice Generation, Poke Bowl, Reed Smith, Shearman Cafe, Sugarfish, Sweetgreen.
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
599 Lexington Avenue