Max's Es-Ca Restaurant And Bar

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedAugust 21, 2025
• inspection score23 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJuly 22, 2026 →
• address1559 Richmond Road, Staten Island 10304
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7189805006

Is Max's Es-Ca Restaurant And Bar clean?

Max's Es-Ca Restaurant And Bar currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on August 21, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on July 22, 2026 scoring 23 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Max's Es-Ca Restaurant And Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

When was Max's Es-Ca Restaurant And Bar last inspected?

Max's Es-Ca Restaurant And Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to December 7, 2023, averaging 14 points.

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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 July 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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