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Makana
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedMay 20, 2025
- address2245 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10029
- cuisineHawaiian
- phone2129963534
Is Makana clean?
Makana is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 20, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Makana?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰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.
- 🧽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, 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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Makana last inspected?
Makana has 3 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2022, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| June 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| October 5, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Makana vs East Harlem North
East Harlem North runs 82% clean across 187 tracked restaurants — 132 clean, 8 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 187 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem North, this one comes out cleaner than 5% of them.
Other spots in East Harlem North
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 May 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.