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Frozen Desserts · Lower East Side, Manhattan

L.E.S. Ice Cream Factory

88 Essex Street, Manhattan 10002 · 9179622258

N/A NYC grade
61 Clean Score
21 Inspection score
Mar 19, 2026 Last inspection

Currently on the watch list — recent inspection flagged elevated risk.

Most recent inspection

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Inspection history

Mar 19, 2026 · Grade N/A · Score 21

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

  • 08A — Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests. (critical)
  • 04A — Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations. (critical)
  • 04L — Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas. (critical)
Oct 31, 2024 · Grade A · Score 12

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

  • 08A — Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests. (critical)
  • 04L — Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas. (critical)
Jun 29, 2023 · Grade N/A · Score 56

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

  • 05D — No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device. (critical)
  • 04L — Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas. (critical)
  • 06C — 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. (critical)
  • 08A — Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests. (critical)
  • 04A — Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations. (critical)
  • 04J — Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding. (critical)

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