Out of 292 health inspections conducted in New York City last week, 56%, or 165 establishments received an "A" grade, according to new reports released by the New York City Health Department.

The city assigns grades based on the number of "points" inspectors mark down - fewer points are better. Anything from zero to 13 points counts as an A; from 14 to 28 points is a B; and 28 or more points is a C.

For clarity and simplicity, USA TODAY Co. is describing eateries that have no listed grade in the database but have points totals within the corresponding ranges as "B-range" or "C-range." Official grades are issued only during re-inspections - and there is sometimes a lag between grades being issued and the database being updated, causing inspected and scored eateries to appear as ungraded.

There are over 90,000 food service establishments in New York state and nearly a third of them are found in New York City, according to health.ny.gov. You can view current and past New York City health inspection reports on https://data.poughkeepsiejournal.com/new-york-city-restaurant-inspections/.

You can view more information about New York City's restaurant inspection process below.

These inspection results were collected at the end of the day Friday, March 13 by USA TODAY Co.

FRESH HOT J PIZZA

514 EAST 138 STREET, Bronx

Pizza

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 40

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

ROMANS PIZZA

171 WEST 167 STREET, Bronx

Pizza

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 29

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

TAQUERIA GUERRERO

1761 CROSBY AVENUE, Bronx

Mexican

Inspection date: March 10, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 28

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

GALAGALA NY RESTAURANT

13 EAST 175 STREET, Bronx

African

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection

Grade: B-range (grade pending from the health department)

Points given: 24

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

LAS PALMAS BAKERY

2269 JEROME AVENUE, Bronx

Bakery Products/Desserts

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection

Grade: B-range (grade pending from the health department)

Points given: 23

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

NATURAL BLEND

243 MALCOLM X BOULEVARD, Brooklyn

Caribbean

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 66

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

EMERALD BAKERY AND CAFE

1224 MYRTLE AVENUE, Brooklyn

Coffee/Tea

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Pre-permit (Non-operational) / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 51

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

BKLYN PIZZA

36 RALPH AVENUE, Brooklyn

Pizza

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 40

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

EASTERN DISTRICT

370 BEDFORD AVENUE, Brooklyn

Inspection date: March 10, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 39

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

IBAKERY

5920 8 AVENUE, Brooklyn

Bakery Products/Desserts

Inspection date: March 11, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 39

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

JOHN JAY CAMPUS EATS

524 WEST 59 STREET, Manhattan

Other

Inspection date: March 11, 2026

Inspection type: Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 124

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

COOPER TOWN DINER

339 1 AVENUE, Manhattan

American

Inspection date: March 10, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 65

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

DOABA DELI

945 COLUMBUS AVENUE, Manhattan

Indian

Inspection date: March 11, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 65

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

I LOVE BIBIMBAP

1049 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE, Manhattan

Korean

Inspection date: March 11, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 63

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

BUFFALO WILD WINGS GO

455 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, Manhattan

Chicken

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 61

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

G'S EATERY & BAKERY

13536 ROCKAWAY BLVD, Queens

Caribbean

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 59

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

JOYPOT

2310 JACKSON AVE, Queens

Chinese

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 59

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

TORNADO CREPE

8610 ROOSEVELT AVE, Queens

Pancakes/Waffles

Inspection date: March 10, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection

Grade: C-range (grade pending from the health department)

Points given: 50

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

101 APizza

12726 101ST AVE, Queens

Pizza

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 45

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

D'ANGELO'S PIZZERIA AND RESTAURANT

6327 108 STREET, Queens

Pizza

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 44

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

POPEYES

1351 FOREST AVENUE, Staten Island

Chicken

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 75

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

GARDEN GOURMET CAFE

814 FOREST AVENUE, Staten Island

Coffee/Tea

Inspection date: March 10, 2026

Inspection type: Pre-permit (Non-operational) / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 62

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

MIA'S ROSTISERIA & PARRILADAS

236 PORT RICHMOND AVENUE, Staten Island

Latin American

Inspection date: March 9, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 43

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

FOREST THAI CUISINE

1211 FOREST AVENUE, Staten Island

Thai

Inspection date: March 11, 2026

Inspection type: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 43

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

RED SEA RESTAURANT

1612 FOREST AVENUE, Staten Island

Turkish

Inspection date: March 10, 2026

Inspection type: Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection

Grade: C-range (not yet graded by the health department)

Points given: 35

Comments from inspection: Click here to view specific violations from the inspection.

Health inspectors determine each restaurant's score on how well they adhere to city and state food safety requirements as a measure to prevent foodborne illness. Low scores indicate hygienic facilities. They check for food handling, food temperature, kitchen maintenance, personal hygiene, and pest control.

There are three types of violations that restaurants are graded on in New York City: public health hazard, critical violation, and general violation.

A public health hazard causes restaurants to gain at least seven points and includes more serious issues related to food safety, such as failing to keep food at the right temperature. If the issue cannot be corrected before the inspection ends, the health department can close the restaurant until it's fixed.

Critical violations, for example, serving salads without properly washing the lettuce first, add at least five points to a restaurant's inspection score.

General violations receive at least two points and include infractions such as not properly sanitizing cooking utensils.

The New York City Health Department conducts unannounced health inspections at the approximately 27,000 restaurants frequented by millions of tourists and residents at least once a year.

If the restaurant receives between zero to 13 points on its initial inspection, which is an "A" grade, the next inspection will be conducted in 11-13 months.

Restaurants receiving a "B" grade, or scoring between 14 to 27 points on their initial inspection, will have a re-inspection a few weeks later and another inspection five to seven months later.

Restaurants scoring above 27 points on their initial inspection, a "C" grade, will have a follow-up inspection a few weeks later and another inspection three to five months later.

In every yearly inspection cycle, a restaurant has two chances to earn an A. If it doesn't earn an A on the first inspection, it receives points but not letter grade.

Within a month, an inspector returns to the restaurant unannounced for another inspection and gives a letter grade at that time.

More information on NYC's restaurant health inspection process can be found at nyc.gov.

If you suspect that an establishment (such as a restaurant, bar, deli, bodega, soup kitchen, or food cart) has unsafe or unsanitary food practices, you can submit a complaint to the New York City Health Department at portal.311.nyc.gov.

USA TODAY Co. is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data scraped from local health department websites. Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu.

This article originally appeared on Poughkeepsie Journal: NYC restaurant inspectors scored these among the worst the week of March 9