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The Kova
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 3, 2025
- address1775 Richmond Road, Staten Island 10306
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone6465775500
Is The Kova clean?
The Kova is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 3, 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 The Kova?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was The Kova last inspected?
The Kova has 3 inspections on record going back to November 2, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 3, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| July 23, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| November 2, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
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Against the 96 spots Cooked tracks in Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Heartland Village-Lighthouse Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 December 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.