The Maiz Project

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score7 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 30, 2025 →
• address55 Water Street, Brooklyn 11201
• cuisineSpanish
• phone9179742012

Is The Maiz Project clean?

The Maiz Project is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 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 The Maiz Project?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2025, 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.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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 The Maiz Project last inspected?

The Maiz Project has 3 inspections on record going back to July 2, 2024, averaging 22 points.

The Maiz Project vs DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill

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Against the 415 spots Cooked tracks in DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 70% 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 April 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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