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Tava
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 22, 2026
- address318 5 Avenue, Brooklyn 11215
- cuisineTurkish
- phone7184995600
Is Tava clean?
New York currently lists Tava as grade pending, following an inspection on July 22, 2026 that scored 19 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 A on June 4, 2024.
What did inspectors find at Tava?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Tava last inspected?
Tava has 6 inspections on record going back to February 15, 2023, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| December 10, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| June 14, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| June 4, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| February 23, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 15, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
Tava vs Park Slope-Gowanus
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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 July 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.