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National Diner
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 21, 2025
- address135 Westchester Square, Bronx 10461
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7188241126
Is National Diner clean?
National Diner is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 21, 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 National Diner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🛠️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.
When was National Diner last inspected?
National Diner has 5 inspections on record going back to April 15, 2022, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| August 7, 2024 | Grade B | 26 pts |
| May 24, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| January 5, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 15, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
National Diner vs Westchester-Unionport
Westchester-Unionport runs 83% clean across 76 tracked restaurants — 59 clean, 5 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 76 spots Cooked tracks in Westchester-Unionport, this one comes out cleaner than 65% of them.
Other spots in Westchester-Unionport
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 February 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.