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Sammy's Original Shrimp Box
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 26, 2025
- address64 City Island Avenue, Bronx 10464
- cuisineSeafood
- phone7188853200
Is Sammy's Original Shrimp Box clean?
Sammy's Original Shrimp Box is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 26, 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 Sammy's Original Shrimp Box?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 26, 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.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Sammy's Original Shrimp Box last inspected?
Sammy's Original Shrimp Box has 2 inspections on record going back to July 18, 2024, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 26, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| July 18, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Sammy's Original Shrimp Box vs Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island
Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island runs 84% clean across 73 tracked restaurants — 57 clean, 3 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 73 spots Cooked tracks in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 November 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.