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The Monster
american, alcoholic beverage bar, bar, cocktail bar · bar · 80 Grove Street, Manhattan, NY 10014
Full liquor license (NY State Liquor Authority 0370-24-102440, valid until 2028-02-29). NYC Health grade A (since 2025-11-20). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2026-02-20.
Key facts
- Health grade
- A (current status since 2025-11-20; last inspected 2025-11-20, 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
- unknown
- Online ordering
- unknown
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (212) 924-3557
- Website
- http://www.manhattan-monster.com/
- Menu
- unknown
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- unknown
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- yes [business claim, website]
Features
- private dining
- yes [business claim, website]
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alcohol | full_bar | official record | Additional Bar license 0423-22-106824 (ADDL BAR BASEMENT), expires 02/29/2028; Food & Beverage Business license 0370-24-102440 (MANHATTAN MONSTER INC), expires 02/29/2028 | nys_sla | source date 2026-02-20 valid until 2028-02-29 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| brunch | True | business claim | …however: was short-lived. People wanted to dance. “They would jam the room during Sunday brunch with music blasting and they would dance”, he said. It was obvious what they wanted. Scia… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "alcoholic_beverage_venue", "bar", "cocktail_bar"], "primary": "cocktail_bar"} | directory category | Overture place fd762daa-5cbc-4328-b254-33ac365aa9af (The Monster), match score 1.00, 3m | 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 2025-11-20 | dohmh | source date 2025-11-20 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 2, "last_inspection": "2025-11-20", "last_score": 13, "status": "A", "status_date": "2025-11-20"} | official record | Last inspected 2025-11-20, score 13; latest grade status A (grade A) on 2025-11-20; critical: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred. | Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer | dohmh | source date 2025-11-20 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| kosher | True | business claim | …e became EL AVRAM which featured Mediterranean food and belly dancers before switching to kosher and Israeli cuisine. Joe sold the flagship Monster location in Fire Island in 1984. It wa… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| opening hours | Mo 16:00-04:00, Tu 16:00-04:00, We 16:00-04:00, Th 16:00-04:00, Fr 16:00-04:00, Sa 15:00-04:00, Su 15:00-04:00 | business claim | schema.org LocalBusiness markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| private dining | True | business claim | 0 Skip to Content Weekly Events Piano Schedule Coach x The Monster Private Events Our Story Open Menu Close Menu Open Menu Close Menu Weekly Events Piano Schedule Coach x… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| website | http://www.manhattan-monster.com/ | directory category | Overture place fd762daa-5cbc-4328-b254-33ac365aa9af (The Monster), match score 1.00, 3m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | Liquor license added: full_bar License 0370-24-102440 originally issued 2026-02-20 | nys_sla |
| 2026-02-20 | Liquor license added: full_bar License 0423-22-106824 originally issued 2026-02-20 | nys_sla |
| 2022-12-28 | Health grade added: A Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2022-12-28 | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2026-02-20 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-40376496 · JSON