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Kabab Cafe
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score15 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 31, 2025
- address25-12 Steinway Street, Queens 11103
- cuisineEgyptian
- phone7187289858
Is Kabab Cafe clean?
Kabab Cafe is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 31, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Kabab Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 31, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
When was Kabab Cafe last inspected?
Kabab Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to March 26, 2023, averaging 27 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | Grade B | 15 pts |
| March 5, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| November 1, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 3 pts |
| October 15, 2024 | closed by the city | 39 pts |
| September 12, 2024 | closed by the city | 60 pts |
| March 26, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Kabab Cafe vs Astoria
Astoria runs 74% clean across 503 tracked restaurants — 326 clean, 39 mid, 76 cooked.
Against the 503 spots Cooked tracks in Astoria, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 December 31, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.