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Blue Ruin
american, alcoholic beverage bar, bar, dive bar · bar · 538 9th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10018
Full liquor license (NY State Liquor Authority 0370-23-135209, valid until 2027-03-31). NYC Health grade A (since 2025-03-27). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2025-04-11.
Key facts
- Health grade
- A (current status since 2025-03-27; last inspected 2026-09-22, 4 critical violation(s) at last inspection) [official record]
- Alcohol
- Full liquor license [official record: licensed to serve; not proof of what's on the menu]
- Outdoor dining
- No matching permit found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Reservations
- unknown
- Online ordering
- unknown
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (917) 346-7043
- Website
- unknown
- Menu
- unknown
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- unknown
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- unknown
- happy hour
- unknown
- brunch
- unknown
- live music
- unknown
- kids menu
- unknown
- wheelchair accessible
- unknown
- dog friendly
- unknown
- byob
- unknown
- cash only
- unknown
- walk ins
- unknown
- catering
- unknown
- gift cards
- unknown
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alcohol | full_bar | official record | Food & Beverage Business license 0370-23-135209 (BLUE RUIN), expires 03/31/2027 | nys_sla | source date 2025-04-11 valid until 2027-03-31 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "alcoholic_beverage_venue", "bar", "dive_bar"], "primary": "dive_bar"} | directory category | Overture place 6cfc49b5-917b-4294-8d36-130656f25829 (Blue Ruin), match score 3.00, 15m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine dohmh | American | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health grade | A | official record | Letter grade A issued 2025-03-27 | dohmh | source date 2025-03-27 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 4, "last_inspection": "2026-09-22", "last_score": 36, "status": "A", "status_date": "2025-03-27"} | official record | Last inspected 2026-09-22, score 36; latest grade status A (grade A) on 2025-03-27; critical: Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house f | Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred. | Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan. | dohmh | source date 2025-03-27 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| website unverified | http://restoguides.com/BlueRuinBar/ | directory category | Overture place 6cfc49b5-917b-4294-8d36-130656f25829 (Blue Ruin), match score 3.00, 15m; domain does not resemble the business name, so it is not used | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-11 | Liquor license added: full_bar License 0370-23-135209 originally issued 2025-04-11 | nys_sla |
| 2025-03-27 | Health grade changed: B -> A Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2025-03-27 | dohmh |
| 2024-05-08 | Health grade added: B Graded B by NYC Health Dept on 2024-05-08 | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2025-04-11 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-41403323 · JSON