A-listers have been settling for a B for years without even knowing.<\/p>\n
Perennially-buzzy West Village red sauce joint Carbone has been concealing its city-issued, cleanliness-rating \u201cB\u201d letter grade from diners \u2014 possibly for years, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n
The ritzy Thompson Street restaurant<\/a> \u2013 where the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Rihanna and the Kardashians have been spotted on repeat since it opened in 2012 \u2014 has been dinged for sanitary violations worthy of a below-A rating \u201cB\u201d status since at least 2023, according to the city website<\/a> that makes the grades public.<\/p>\n Perennially-buzzy West Village red sauce joint Carbone has been hiding its city-issued \u201cB\u201d letter grading from diners for months, and maybe years, The Post has learned. Christopher Sadowski<\/p>\n Health inspectors, during their most recent visit in July, scolded the restaurant for not posting its B grade \u2014 bright green and bold on an 8\u00d711 sign \u2014 where it can be seen from the street, or possibly at all. The city\u2019s health department requires all restaurants to display their grades in clear view of passers-by, and at all times. <\/p>\n The city found five violations last month, including temperature-controlled food held at higher-than-normal temperatures \u2014 thus increasing the risk of foodborne illness \u2014 as well as \u201cdeficient\u201d washing of dishes, utensils and equipment.<\/p>\n The city\u2019s website only shows restaurants\u2019 inspection histories for the past three years. Restaurants are randomly inspected at least yearly, and Carbone has had the health department visit annually since 2023.<\/p>\n When confronted with the grade online, a clearly mortified Carbone manager shook her head and refused to comment Thursday. But despite the subpar rating, some customers told The Post they\u2019d still come back for seconds.<\/p>\n \u201cReally?!\u201d notably shocked customer Eric Winter, a college student and four-time Carbone guest, said after learning of the eatery\u2019s letter grade. \u201cI have the beef carpaccio \u2014 maybe it\u2019s not smart to get raw meat from a \u2018B\u2019 rated place.<\/p>\n The ritzy Thompson Street restaurant was most recently dinged during a July 16 inspection with five health department violations, earning itself a \u201cB\u201d health rating. City of New York<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly though, the service is phenomenal,\u201d the 18-year-old Boston resident told The Post. \u201cThey\u2019re always super-friendly. I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019m going to keep coming.\u201d<\/p>\n Kentucky resident Madison, 30, who has visited the eatery \u201cabout 50 times since 2023\u201d said she comes partly because \u201cpeople will be talking about it on TikTok and Instagram: it\u2019s a really popular place.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think the pictures that people like to post and the clout will overpower warm eggs and cleaning issues,\u201d she mused.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know the restaurant, we\u2019ve eaten here many times before,\u201d one unfazed Italian tourist said as she took turns posing for photos outside the swanky spot. \u201cYeah, I think we\u2019re still going.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think the pictures that people like to post and the clout will overpower warm eggs and cleaning issues,\u201d said 30-year-old diner and Kentucky resident Madison. William Farrington<\/p>\n The latest inspection racked up a total 17 health department points, compared to 21 points in 2024 and 22 points in 2023. <\/p>\n