River Dock Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score10 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 17, 2025
• address1 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island 10301
• cuisineAmerican
• phone6316165575

Is River Dock Cafe clean?

River Dock Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 17, 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 River Dock Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-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.
• ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
  Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was River Dock Cafe last inspected?

River Dock Cafe has 1 inspection on record going back to April 17, 2025, averaging 10 points.

River Dock Cafe vs West New Brighton-New Brighton-St. George

West New Brighton-New Brighton-St. George runs 72% clean across 92 tracked restaurants — 58 clean, 7 mid, 16 cooked.

Against the 92 spots Cooked tracks in West New Brighton-New Brighton-St. George, this one comes out cleaner than 53% 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 April 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.