Cooked?Aziza's Cafe & Lounge
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- grade postedSeptember 11, 2024
- inspection score17 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 28, 2026 →
- address45 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10003
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone2127773778
Is Aziza's Cafe & Lounge clean?
Aziza's Cafe & Lounge currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on September 11, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on April 28, 2026 scoring 17 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.
What did inspectors find at Aziza's Cafe & Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- ❓food from a mystery sourcecriticalFood, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.
When was Aziza's Cafe & Lounge last inspected?
Aziza's Cafe & Lounge has 2 inspections on record going back to September 11, 2024, averaging 10 points.
April 28, 2026 Score 17
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New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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