The Kettle Black

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score10 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 21, 2026 →
• address415 Forest Avenue, Staten Island 10301
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7184200173

Is The Kettle Black clean?

The Kettle Black is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 21, 2026. 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 The Kettle Black?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.

When was The Kettle Black last inspected?

The Kettle Black has 6 inspections on record going back to January 18, 2024, averaging 22 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

The Kettle Black vs New Brighton-Silver Lake

New Brighton-Silver Lake runs 83% clean across 62 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 1 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 62 spots Cooked tracks in New Brighton-Silver Lake, this one comes out cleaner than 48% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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