If you’re headed to New York City from Poughkeepsie or points around the mid-Hudson Valley for an elegant dinner or quick bite before a Broadway show, here is some important restaurant information to check out.
Out of 203 health inspections conducted in New York City last week, 57%, or 117 establishments received an “A” grade, according to new reports released by the New York City Health Department.
The city assigns grades based on the number of “points” inspectors mark down – fewer points are better. Anything from zero to 13 points counts as an A; from 14 to 28 points is a B; and 28 or more points is a C.
For clarity and simplicity, USA TODAY Co. is describing eateries that have no listed grade in the database but have points totals within the corresponding ranges as “B-range” or “C-range.” Official grades are issued only during re-inspections – and there is sometimes a lag between grades being issued and the database being updated, causing inspected and scored eateries to appear as ungraded.
There are over 90,000 food service establishments in New York state and nearly a third of them are found in New York City, according to health.ny.gov. You can view current and past New York City health inspection reports on https://data.poughkeepsiejournal.com/new-york-city-restaurant-inspections/.
You can view more information about New York City’s restaurant inspection process below.
These inspection results were collected at the end of the day Friday, Nov. 14, by USA TODAY Co.
Bronx
THAI CUISINE
1509 WHITE PLAINS ROAD, Bronx
Thai
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
LUCKY STAR
145 WEST KINGSBRIDGE ROAD, Bronx
Chinese
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
SPICE UP SWEETS AND RESTAURANT
2160 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, Bronx
Bangladeshi
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
CREPE HOUSE
653 MORRIS PARK AVENUE, Bronx
Pancakes/Waffles
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Compliance Inspection
- Grade: B-range (not yet graded by the health department)
787 COFFEE
2430 3 AVENUE, Bronx
Coffee/Tea
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Grade: B-range (not yet graded by the health department)
Brooklyn
YOSSIS BAKERY
5719 18 AVENUE, Brooklyn
Jewish/Kosher
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Pre-permit (Non-operational) / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
Brooklyn Artisan Bakehouse
665 EMPIRE BOULEVARD, Brooklyn
Other
- Inspection date: Nov. 12, 2025
- Inspection type: Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
BURGER KING
13 HILLEL PLACE, Brooklyn
American
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
FOUR SEASON JOYFUL
55 DRIGGS AVENUE, Brooklyn
Asian/Asian Fusion
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Pre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection
- Grade: C-range (grade pending from the health department)
MI ESTRELLA NY BAKERY
268 WYCKOFF AVENUE, Brooklyn
Bakery Products/Desserts
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
Manhattan
UTOPIA DINER
267 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, Manhattan
American
- Inspection date: Nov. 12, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
KATHERINE MEETS TONI
41 WEST 35 STREET, Manhattan
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
WATER & WHEAT
2418 BROADWAY, Manhattan
Italian
- Inspection date: Nov. 12, 2025
- Inspection type: Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
LINDENS
2 RENWICK STREET, Manhattan
American
- Inspection date: Nov. 12, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
- Grade: C-range (grade pending from the health department)
PICA POLLO JOA RESTAURANT
1370 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE, Manhattan
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
Queens
BYUNG CHUN SOON DAE
15603 NORTHERN BLVD, Queens
Korean
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
- Grade: C-range (grade pending from the health department)
KING CRAB HOUSE
13511 40TH RD, Queens
Chinese
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
- Grade: C-range (grade pending from the health department)
HIBISCUS RESTAURANT
12418 101 AVENUE, Queens
Caribbean
- Inspection date: Nov. 12, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
JIAN CHENG CHEN
10211 SPRINGFIELD BLVD, Queens
Other
- Inspection date: Nov. 12, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
MMM…THAT’S A WRAP
16312 CROSSBAY BOULEVARD, Queens
American
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)
Staten Island
BESO
70 BAY STREET, Staten Island
Spanish
- Inspection date: Nov. 12, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
- Grade: B-range (grade pending from the health department)
L&R PIZZA & PASTA
133 MCCLEAN AVENUE, Staten Island
Pizza
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Grade: B-range (not yet graded by the health department)
HEARTLAND BAGELS
2311 RICHMOND AVENUE, Staten Island
Bagels/Pretzels
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Grade: B-range (not yet graded by the health department)
PHO PLUS VIETNAMESE NOODLE
1300 HYLAN BOULEVARD, Staten Island
Asian/Asian Fusion
- Inspection date: Nov. 10, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
- Grade: B-range (grade pending from the health department)
D & B RESTAURANT II
74A WESTERVELT AVENUE, Staten Island
Chinese
- Inspection date: Nov. 12, 2025
- Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
Health inspectors determine each restaurant’s score on how well they adhere to city and state food safety requirements as a measure to prevent foodborne illness. Low scores indicate hygienic facilities. They check for food handling, food temperature, kitchen maintenance, personal hygiene, and pest control.
There are three types of violations that restaurants are graded on in New York City: public health hazard, critical violation and general violation.
A public health hazard causes restaurants to gain at least seven points and includes more serious issues related to food safety, such as failing to keep food at the right temperature. If the issue cannot be corrected before the inspection ends, the health department can close the restaurant until it’s fixed.
Critical violations, for example, serving salads without properly washing the lettuce first, add at least five points to a restaurant’s inspection score.
General violations receive at least two points and include infractions such as not properly sanitising cooking utensils.
How often are restaurant health inspections conducted in New York City?
The New York City Health Department conducts unannounced health inspections at the approximately 27,000 restaurants frequented by millions of tourists and residents at least once a year.
If the restaurant receives between zero to 13 points on its initial inspection, which is an “A” grade, the next inspection will be conducted in 11-13 months.
Restaurants receiving a “B” grade, or scoring between 14 to 27 points on their initial inspection, will have a re-inspection a few weeks later and another inspection five to seven months later.
Restaurants scoring above 27 points on their initial inspection, a “C” grade, will have a follow-up inspection a few weeks later and another inspection three to five months later.
In every yearly inspection cycle, a restaurant has two chances to earn an A. If it doesn’t earn an A on the first inspection, it receives points but not letter grade.
Within a month, an inspector returns to the restaurant unannounced for another inspection and gives a letter grade at that time.
More information on NYC’s restaurant health inspection process can be found at nyc.gov.
If you suspect that an establishment (such as a restaurant, bar, deli, bodega, soup kitchen or food cart) has unsafe or unsanitary food practices, you can submit a complaint to the New York City Health Department at portal.311.nyc.gov.
USA TODAY Co. is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data scraped from local health department websites. Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu.