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Little Morocco
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score26 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedAugust 28, 2025
- address24-39 Steinway Street, Queens 11103
- cuisineMoroccan
- phone7184409193
Is Little Morocco clean?
New York currently lists Little Morocco as grade pending, following an inspection on August 28, 2025 that scored 26 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 B on February 10, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Little Morocco?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🛠️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.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Little Morocco last inspected?
Little Morocco has 6 inspections on record going back to June 5, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| May 21, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 12 pts |
| February 10, 2025 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| August 27, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| March 19, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 5, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
Little Morocco 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 8% 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 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.