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Masala Grill
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 3, 2025
- address501B Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn 11217
- cuisineIndian
- phone7188759200
Is Masala Grill clean?
Masala Grill is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 3, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Masala Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 3, 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.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueToilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
- 🍽️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.
When was Masala Grill last inspected?
Masala Grill has 7 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2023, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 3, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| September 18, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| September 29, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| April 29, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| December 11, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 63 pts |
| March 22, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| February 23, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 9 pts |
Masala Grill vs DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill
DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill runs 85% clean across 407 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 19 mid, 38 cooked.
Against the 407 spots Cooked tracks in DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 December 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.