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Souvlaki Gr Kouzina
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedSeptember 9, 2025
- address231 East 53 Street, Manhattan 10022
- cuisineGreek
- phone2128320395
Is Souvlaki Gr Kouzina clean?
Souvlaki Gr Kouzina is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 9, 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 Souvlaki Gr Kouzina?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 9, 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.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was Souvlaki Gr Kouzina last inspected?
Souvlaki Gr Kouzina has 4 inspections on record going back to October 14, 2022, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| May 14, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| November 20, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 14, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Souvlaki Gr Kouzina vs Turtle Bay-East Midtown
Turtle Bay-East Midtown runs 83% clean across 605 tracked restaurants — 448 clean, 33 mid, 60 cooked.
Against the 605 spots Cooked tracks in Turtle Bay-East Midtown, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 September 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.