Cooked?Lava Rock Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score4 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 23, 2025 →
- address2119 Starling Avenue, Bronx 10462
- cuisineItalian
- phone3472103437
Is Lava Rock Kitchen clean?
Lava Rock Kitchen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 23, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Lava Rock Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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 Lava Rock Kitchen last inspected?
Lava Rock Kitchen has 2 inspections on record going back to July 23, 2024, averaging 6 points.
December 23, 2025 A
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View full inspection →July 23, 2024 Score 8
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View full inspection →Lava Rock Kitchen vs Parkchester
Parkchester runs 85% clean across 55 tracked restaurants — 44 clean, 5 mid, 3 cooked.
Against the 55 spots Cooked tracks in Parkchester, this one comes out cleaner than 87% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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