Manhattan, NY — The Tailor Public House, a French restaurant located at 505 8th Avenue in Manhattan, received a Grade C following a New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene inspection conducted on March 23, 2026. The inspection resulted in a score of 32, placing the establishment in the Grade C tier under the city's restaurant grading system. Inspection data was released by DOHMH on March 25, 2026.

The score of 32 was generated by a single non-critical violation, though the point value assigned pushed the restaurant past the Grade C threshold of 28 points.

What Inspectors Found

Inspectors documented one violation during the March 23 inspection, classified under Code 10B of the NYC Health Code:

Anti-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.

This type of violation relates to the physical plumbing and drainage infrastructure of the facility. Anti-siphon and back-flow prevention devices are required to prevent contaminated water from flowing backward into potable water lines — a condition that can introduce pathogens into the water supply used for food preparation and dishwashing. Improper drainage of floors and equipment can also contribute to standing water, which creates conditions favorable for pest harborage and microbial growth.

No critical violations — defined by DOHMH as those most directly linked to foodborne illness — were identified during this inspection.

Food Safety Context

The violations noted fall under NYC Health Code Article 81, which governs food service establishment standards in New York City, and align with provisions of the FDA Food Code addressing facility design and maintenance.

Code 10B violations, while classified as non-critical, address plumbing infrastructure that supports broader food safety functions. A back-flow prevention failure, for example, could allow wastewater or non-potable water to contaminate food preparation surfaces or ingredients. NYC's scoring system weights violations based on their potential public health impact, and the 32-point score assigned here reflects the assessed severity of the documented condition.

Restaurants that score in the Grade C range are subject to re-inspection. If a second inspection results in a lower score, the establishment may post the lower-scoring grade; otherwise, the Grade C must be displayed.

Inspection History

The Tailor Public House has a mixed inspection record over the past several years:

  • November 26, 2024: Score 13 — Grade A
  • February 1, 2024: Score 22 — Grade pending (below Grade A threshold; no grade letter assigned at initial inspection)
  • November 30, 2022: Score 9 — Grade A
  • June 22, 2022: Score 39

The restaurant's most recent prior inspection in November 2024 resulted in a Grade A with a score of 13. The June 2022 inspection also produced a score in the Grade C range at 39 points. The current March 2026 result marks a return to that lower performance tier after consecutive inspections in 2022 and 2024 that ended at Grade A.

Understanding NYC Restaurant Grades

New York City requires restaurants to post their most recent inspection grade in a visible location. Grades are assigned based on the number of points assessed during a DOHMH inspection:

  • Grade A: Score of 0–13 points
  • Grade B: Score of 14–27 points
  • Grade C: Score of 28 or more points

A restaurant that receives a score of 28 or higher at an initial inspection is not immediately issued a grade card. Instead, DOHMH schedules a re-inspection, typically within 30 to 45 days. The grade posted reflects the score from whichever inspection — initial or re-inspection — results in a lower point total.

Inspection records for all New York City restaurants are publicly available through the DOHMH restaurant inspection results portal. Consumers can look up any establishment's full inspection history, including violation descriptions and scores, at the city's official open data platform.

More About This Restaurant

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