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Shah's Halal Food
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 21, 2025
- address124 Westchester Square, Bronx 10461
- cuisineMiddle Eastern
- phone9145575617
Is Shah's Halal Food clean?
Shah's Halal Food is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 21, 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 Shah's Halal Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🛠️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.
When was Shah's Halal Food last inspected?
Shah's Halal Food has 1 inspection on record going back to April 21, 2025, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2025 | Grade A | 8 pts |
Shah's Halal Food vs Westchester-Unionport
Westchester-Unionport runs 83% clean across 76 tracked restaurants — 59 clean, 5 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 76 spots Cooked tracks in Westchester-Unionport, this one comes out cleaner than 80% of them.
Other spots in Westchester-Unionport
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 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.