City launches app for NYC restaurant grades, violations

What to check in on the cleanliness of your favorite eatery? There’s an app for that!

On the heels of an announcement heralding restaurant letter grades for lowering common health risks like vermin and bacteria, the city has launched a free iPhone app called ABCEats NYC.

It offers users information on more than 24,000 of the city’s eateries at the touch of a finger. Restaurants can be searched by name, neighborhood or current location.

Not only does the app include a restaurant’s letter grade, given by city health inspectors, it also includes details on the violations accrued.

Those violations can range from live roaches or rats to plumbing not properly installed in the facility’s restroom.

NYC diners, empower yourselves!