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Zorba's Diner

Other food place · Queens, NY

3 inspections

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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

1 problem found · Health department inspection, Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection · Apr 8, 2026

Is that a lot?

Too few food places here for ranges. Colours show points.

Most food places here got 10 to 24 point violations. Zorba's Diner got about the same as most. That's from the last routine visit, on Jun 20, 2024.

Compared with 21,170 New York City food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.

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  1. Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted 20-06How to fixFix it

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Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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Inspections

From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026

The health department visited once in the last 12 months (1 other).

NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.

Every visit

  1. LatestApr 8, 2026Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given

    This one: No score given, inspected Apr 8, 2026.

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted

      The department's words

      20-06 Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted

  2. EarlierFeb 10, 2025Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection22 points (B)

    5 violations listed, 4 marked critical.

    Critical (4)

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      02B Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

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    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Pests seen inside: rats

      The department's words

      04K Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.

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    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      06C Food, 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.

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    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Food in poor condition

      The department's words

      09A Swollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE

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    Not critical (1)

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      10F 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.

  3. EarlierJun 20, 2024Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection21 points

    4 violations listed, 2 marked critical.

    Critical (2)

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Cold food above 41°F

      The department's words

      02G Cold 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.

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    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right

      The department's words

      06D Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

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    Not critical (2)

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      09C Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      10F 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.

Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)

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About this record

Search for the name on NYC Health's restaurant grades lookup.

Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.

Zero points means the inspector found no problems. New York City adds points for each problem. Big ones, the kind most likely to make someone sick, add more.

Inspectors add points for each problem they find. 0 to 13 points is an A, 14 to 27 a B, 28 or more a C.

Listed as
Greek
Inspection type
Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
Result
No score given
Source
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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Questions about Zorba's Diner

When was Zorba's Diner last inspected?

The health department last inspected Zorba's Diner on Apr 8, 2026. It was a administrative miscellaneous / initial inspection.

What did the health department find at Zorba's Diner?

The health department listed 1 violation on Apr 8, 2026: Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted.

How often does New York City inspect restaurants?

NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Apr 8, 2026, the health department marked none as critical.