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Chamoun's Way
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score16 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 26, 2026
- address1237 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10065
- cuisineLebanese
- phone9176930690
Is Chamoun's Way clean?
New York currently lists Chamoun's Way as grade pending, following an inspection on March 26, 2026 that scored 16 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on May 23, 2023.
What did inspectors find at Chamoun's Way?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
When was Chamoun's Way last inspected?
Chamoun's Way has 5 inspections on record going back to April 10, 2023, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| September 16, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
| February 3, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| May 23, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| April 10, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
Chamoun's Way vs Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island runs 80% clean across 316 tracked restaurants — 229 clean, 16 mid, 43 cooked.
Against the 316 spots Cooked tracks in Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.