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Zia Maria Little Italy
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- inspection score76 pts
- critical violations7
- last inspectedSeptember 23, 2025
- address138 Mulberry Street, Manhattan 10013
- cuisineItalian
- phone6465907873
Is Zia Maria Little Italy clean?
Zia Maria Little Italy is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 7 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Zia Maria Little Italy?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧤food-handling slipcriticalTobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
When was Zia Maria Little Italy last inspected?
Zia Maria Little Italy has 5 inspections on record going back to May 2, 2023, averaging 34 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| September 23, 2025 | Grade C | 76 pts |
| June 10, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| March 13, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| May 2, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
Zia Maria Little Italy vs SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy
SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy runs 83% clean across 824 tracked restaurants — 592 clean, 38 mid, 83 cooked.
Against the 824 spots Cooked tracks in SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 September 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.