Shake Shack

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score8 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 16, 2025
• address35 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island 10301
• cuisineHamburgers
• phone9294739131

Is Shake Shack clean?

Shake Shack is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 16, 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 Shake Shack?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽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.
• 🛠️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.

When was Shake Shack last inspected?

Shake Shack has 3 inspections on record going back to June 8, 2022, averaging 9 points.

Shake Shack 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 70% 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 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.