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Maria On The Grill
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 6, 2025
- address2678 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn 11208
- cuisineLatin American
- phone9293633972
Is Maria On The Grill clean?
Maria On The Grill is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 6, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Maria On The Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal 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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Maria On The Grill last inspected?
Maria On The Grill has 4 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2023, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 6, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| July 16, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| March 15, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| May 15, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 54 pts |
Maria On The Grill vs East New York
East New York runs 86% clean across 142 tracked restaurants — 110 clean, 7 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 142 spots Cooked tracks in East New York, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 October 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.