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Shirazi Karahi House
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score42 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedSeptember 30, 2025
- address184-02 Horace Harding Expressway, Queens 11365
- cuisineIndian
- phone7188862940
Is Shirazi Karahi House clean?
New York currently lists Shirazi Karahi House as grade pending, following an inspection on September 30, 2025 that scored 42 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 February 11, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Shirazi Karahi House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🌡️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.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueSwollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was Shirazi Karahi House last inspected?
Shirazi Karahi House has 9 inspections on record going back to October 12, 2022, averaging 37 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
| June 5, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| March 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 3 pts |
| March 17, 2025 | closed by the city | 20 pts |
| March 10, 2025 | closed by the city | 115 pts |
| February 11, 2025 | Grade C | 59 pts |
| July 10, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| November 1, 2022 | Grade B | 20 pts |
| October 12, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
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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 September 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.