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The Pizza Block
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 25, 2025
- address5677 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx 10471
- cuisineJewish/Kosher
- phone7187087004
Is The Pizza Block clean?
The Pizza Block is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 25, 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 Pizza Block?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🛠️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.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
When was The Pizza Block last inspected?
The Pizza Block has 3 inspections on record going back to January 5, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 4, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 5, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
The Pizza Block vs North Riverdale-Fieldston-Riverdale
North Riverdale-Fieldston-Riverdale runs 82% clean across 48 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 4 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 48 spots Cooked tracks in North Riverdale-Fieldston-Riverdale, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 July 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.