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Lex Restaurant
italian, european, mediterranean · restaurant · 1370 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10128
Full liquor license (NY State Liquor Authority 0340-22-110719, valid until 2028-06-30). NYC Health grade A (since 2025-07-10). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2026-06-01.
Key facts
- Health grade
- A (current status since 2025-07-10; last inspected 2025-07-10, 2 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
- yes: book on OpenTable
- Online ordering
- unknown
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (212) 860-5903
- Website
- http://lexrestaurant.com/
- Menu
- menu
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- unknown
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- unknown
- happy hour
- unknown
- brunch
- yes [business claim, website]
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| accepts reservations | True | business claim | Links to OpenTable booking | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| alcohol | full_bar | official record | Restaurant license 0340-22-110719 (CAFE LEX), expires 06/30/2028 | nys_sla | source date 2026-06-01 valid until 2028-06-30 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| brunch | True | business claim | Skip to content Home About Our Menu Appetizer Entree Salads Pasta Entree Desserts Brunch Gallery Make a Reservation Contact (212) 860-5903 Lex Restaurant Mon-Sun : 12pm-10:30pm L… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "restaurant", "european_restaurant", "mediterranean_restaurant", "italian_restaurant"], "primary": "italian_restaurant"} | directory category | Overture place dd74068f-05dd-4a96-9298-5fdcfcd95733 (Lex Restaurant), match score 3.00, 12m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine dohmh | Italian | 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 2025-07-10 | dohmh | source date 2025-07-10 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 2, "last_inspection": "2025-07-10", "last_score": 12, "status": "A", "status_date": "2025-07-10"} | official record | Last inspected 2025-07-10, score 12; latest grade status A (grade A) on 2025-07-10; critical: After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less wi | Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer | dohmh | source date 2025-07-10 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| menu url | https://lexrestaurant.com/our-menu/ | business claim | Link 'Our Menu' on site | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| reservation | {"platform": "OpenTable", "url": "https://www.opentable.com/r/lex-restaurant-new-york"} | business claim | Link 'Make a Reservation' on site | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| website | http://lexrestaurant.com/ | directory category | Overture place dd74068f-05dd-4a96-9298-5fdcfcd95733 (Lex Restaurant), match score 3.00, 12m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Liquor license added: full_bar License 0340-22-110719 originally issued 2026-06-01 | nys_sla |
| 2023-04-25 | Health grade added: A Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2023-04-25 | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2026-06-01 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-41461860 · JSON