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Pop's Pizza Of East Village
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 20, 2025
- address223 Avenue B, Manhattan 10009
- cuisinePizza
- phone6463587769
Is Pop's Pizza Of East Village clean?
Pop's Pizza Of East Village is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 20, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pop's Pizza Of East Village?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Pop's Pizza Of East Village last inspected?
Pop's Pizza Of East Village has 1 inspection on record going back to October 20, 2025, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Pop's Pizza Of East Village vs Lower East Side
Lower East Side runs 75% clean across 188 tracked restaurants — 121 clean, 10 mid, 30 cooked.
Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Lower East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 October 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.