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Zoares Kosher Grill
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 28, 2025
- address2486 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn 11223
- cuisineJewish/Kosher
- phone3473653305
Is Zoares Kosher Grill clean?
Zoares Kosher Grill is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 28, 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 Zoares Kosher Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🛠️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.
When was Zoares Kosher Grill last inspected?
Zoares Kosher Grill has 2 inspections on record going back to March 4, 2025, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 4, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 37 pts |
Zoares Kosher Grill vs Homecrest
Homecrest runs 74% clean across 134 tracked restaurants — 91 clean, 13 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 134 spots Cooked tracks in Homecrest, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 April 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.