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Panini Grill
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 31, 2026
- address538 Forest Avenue, Staten Island 10310
- cuisineItalian
- phone7189812999
Is Panini Grill clean?
Panini Grill is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 31, 2026. 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 Panini Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🛠️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 Panini Grill last inspected?
Panini Grill has 4 inspections on record going back to May 25, 2023, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| September 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| February 7, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| May 25, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
Panini Grill vs New Brighton-Silver Lake
New Brighton-Silver Lake runs 88% clean across 61 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 0 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 61 spots Cooked tracks in New Brighton-Silver Lake, this one comes out cleaner than 65% 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 March 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.