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Il Colosseo
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 30, 2025
- address7704 18 Avenue, Brooklyn 11214
- cuisineItalian
- phone7182343663
Is Il Colosseo clean?
Il Colosseo is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 30, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Il Colosseo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 30, 2025, 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.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, and equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
When was Il Colosseo last inspected?
Il Colosseo has 3 inspections on record going back to October 21, 2024, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| January 30, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 21, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
Il Colosseo vs Bensonhurst West
Bensonhurst West runs 80% clean across 248 tracked restaurants — 184 clean, 19 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 248 spots Cooked tracks in Bensonhurst West, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 January 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.