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Sahara's Turkish Cuisine
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score24 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 2, 2025
- address513 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10016
- cuisineTurkish
- phone2125327589
Is Sahara's Turkish Cuisine clean?
Sahara's Turkish Cuisine is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 2, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 Sahara's Turkish Cuisine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueMechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
- 🌡️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.
When was Sahara's Turkish Cuisine last inspected?
Sahara's Turkish Cuisine has 3 inspections on record going back to October 17, 2024, averaging 33 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| January 2, 2025 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| October 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 37 pts |
Sahara's Turkish Cuisine vs Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Murray Hill-Kips Bay runs 79% clean across 372 tracked restaurants — 271 clean, 23 mid, 48 cooked.
Against the 372 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 January 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.