Kong Dog

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 12, 2024
• address2655 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island 10314
• cuisineKorean
• phone7189156579

Is Kong Dog clean?

Kong Dog is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 12, 2024. 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 Kong Dog?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 12, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal 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.

When was Kong Dog last inspected?

Kong Dog has 2 inspections on record going back to August 12, 2024, averaging 18 points.

Kong Dog vs Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Heartland Village-Lighthouse Hill

Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Heartland Village-Lighthouse Hill runs 82% clean across 96 tracked restaurants — 73 clean, 0 mid, 16 cooked.

Against the 96 spots Cooked tracks in Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Heartland Village-Lighthouse Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 August 12, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.