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Cestras Pizza Iii
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 19, 2026
- address44 Westchester Square, Bronx 10461
- cuisinePizza
- phone3476913492
Is Cestras Pizza Iii clean?
Cestras Pizza Iii is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 19, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cestras Pizza Iii?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
When was Cestras Pizza Iii last inspected?
Cestras Pizza Iii has 4 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2024, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2026 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| August 14, 2025 | Grade C | 47 pts |
| September 30, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| March 8, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Cestras Pizza Iii vs Van Nest-Morris Park-Westchester Square
Van Nest-Morris Park-Westchester Square runs 77% clean across 100 tracked restaurants — 72 clean, 3 mid, 18 cooked.
Against the 100 spots Cooked tracks in Van Nest-Morris Park-Westchester Square, this one comes out cleaner than 74% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
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.
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 March 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.