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Tara Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 30, 2025
- address253 Church Street, Manhattan 10013
- cuisineMoroccan
- phone2122264400
Is Tara Kitchen clean?
Tara Kitchen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 30, 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 Tara Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🧫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
- 🛠️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 Tara Kitchen last inspected?
Tara Kitchen has 4 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2023, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| October 29, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 38 pts |
| July 12, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 4, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 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 January 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.