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Pizza Plus
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedSeptember 12, 2025
- address2253 3 Avenue, Manhattan 10035
- cuisinePizza
- phone2122892400
Is Pizza Plus clean?
Pizza Plus is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 12, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Pizza Plus?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🍽️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 Pizza Plus last inspected?
Pizza Plus has 4 inspections on record going back to October 12, 2023, averaging 30 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| September 12, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 9, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 62 pts |
| October 12, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
Pizza Plus vs East Harlem North
East Harlem North runs 82% clean across 187 tracked restaurants — 132 clean, 8 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 187 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem North, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.
Other spots in East Harlem North
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 September 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.