American · New York City, NY

Cubbyhole

281 West 12 Street

Last inspected Dec 23, 2025 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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Repeat ProblemsSerious findings or closures appear in two or more of the last three inspections. Review the dated records below.

Quick Answers

When was Cubbyhole last inspected?: The most recent inspection on record was on Dec 23, 2025. The result listed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was “Grade A” (official score 9).
Were any violations recorded at the last inspection?: Yes: 2 violations recorded, including 1 marked critical. Each one is listed below with the official wording.
How many inspections are on record?: 2 inspections on record, from Jan 4, 2024 to Dec 23, 2025.
Has Cubbyhole ever been closed by the health department?: No closure appears in the 2 inspection records we hold for this business. The earliest is dated Jan 4, 2024.

The Full Inspection History

2 inspections

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Dec 23, 2025

A Grade

Official score: 9 · Understand This Area’s Scale

2 recorded violations

minorCode 10AFacility maintenance

Official Wording

Toilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.

In Plain English

Floors, walls, ceilings, lighting, ventilation, or garbage areas needed repair or cleaning. These are usually less urgent than food-handling problems but still need to be fixed.

More about building upkeep issues

criticalCode 04CEmployee health and hygiene

Official Wording

Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.

In Plain English

This covers things like hair restraints, jewelry, clean clothing, eating or drinking in food prep areas, touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands, or not having a sick-employee policy.

More about employee hygiene or health policy issues

Official record from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Dec 23, 2025 · Original Source

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Jan 4, 2024

A Grade

Official score: 7 · Understand This Area’s Scale

2 recorded violations

criticalCode 06CContamination

Official Wording

Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

In Plain English

Food was stored or handled in a way that could let germs or other material get into it, such as raw meat stored above ready-to-eat food or uncovered food. Cross-contamination is a common cause of foodborne illness.

More about food not protected from contamination

minorCode 10HContamination

Official Wording

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.

In Plain English

More about food not protected from contamination

Official record from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Jan 4, 2024 · Original Source

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