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Sheba Hookah Lounge
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score25 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedNovember 20, 2025
- address7810 5 Avenue, Brooklyn 11209
- cuisineMiddle Eastern
- phone5854560973
Is Sheba Hookah Lounge clean?
New York currently lists Sheba Hookah Lounge as grade pending, following an inspection on November 20, 2025 that scored 25 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was C on January 2, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Sheba Hookah Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🛠️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.
- ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalProperly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was Sheba Hookah Lounge last inspected?
Sheba Hookah Lounge has 5 inspections on record going back to November 22, 2022, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| May 28, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| January 2, 2025 | Grade C | 28 pts |
| January 26, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| November 22, 2022 | Grade B | 14 pts |
Sheba Hookah Lounge vs Bay Ridge
Bay Ridge runs 79% clean across 364 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 18 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 364 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.