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How it works · September 28, 2026
NYC DOH restaurant violation points, explained
Why one code can carry different points, the difference between public health hazards, critical and general violations, and how to read your own inspection history.
NYC restaurant inspection help
Read the rule. Understand what happens next.
Plain-language guides to NYC Health inspections, letter grades, violation points, Grade Pending, OATH hearings and the records restaurant operators need close at hand.
How it works · September 28, 2026
NYC restaurant Grade Pending: what it means and what to post
Grade Pending is not a grade and it is not permission to leave the window blank. Here is when it appears, which card may be posted, and what changes after the hearing.
How it works · September 28, 2026
NYC restaurant B grade: what happens next
A B means 14–27 points. Here is what the card means, when the next inspection happens, what Grade Pending changes, and what to prepare before an OATH hearing.
How it works · August 10, 2026
You have seven days to make a fine disappear. Most people never hear about it
Certain first-time violations can be cured: fix the condition, send proof, pay nothing. The window is seven calendar days from the inspection, and it is easy to miss.
How it works · August 6, 2026
Four ways to answer a summons, and one way to lose by default
Health Code summonses can be heard by mail, online, by phone or in person — or settled without a hearing. Doing nothing is the one option that costs you more.
How it works · August 3, 2026
They do not close you for points. They close you for hazards
A high score means a re-inspection and possible fines. A closure is a different thing entirely, and it comes from a condition rather than a number.
How it works · July 30, 2026
The inspection nobody warns you about: monthly, ungraded, and it does not stop
Score badly enough on a re-inspection and the Health Department may come back roughly every month until you get under 28 — or closes you for persistent violations.
How it works · July 28, 2026
How your letter grade is actually calculated
0–13 is an A, 14–27 a B, 28-plus a C. It's golf. Here's what critical vs general really costs you, why the same code scores differently twice, and the three things to look for in your own history.
How it works · July 27, 2026
Grade Pending is not a bad grade. It is an unfinished sentence
Customers read Grade Pending as a warning. It usually means the operator disagreed with the score and is waiting on a hearing — which is their right.
How it works · July 23, 2026
Five feet from the door, four to six feet up
The grade card has a required position, not a suggested one. Getting it wrong is a $200 violation. Not posting it at all can reach $1,000.
How it works · July 20, 2026
You get two chances at an A in every cycle. Most people only use one
Miss an A on the initial inspection and you are scored but not graded. The re-inspection is the one that carries the letter — and it is the one you can prepare for.
How it works · July 16, 2026
Why the same violation cost you 7 points once and 10 the next time
Violation codes have a floor, not a fixed price. What moves the number is the condition level — how extensive the inspector judged the problem to be.
How it works · July 13, 2026
Ten things you are entitled to while an inspector is in your kitchen
The Health Department publishes a Business Owner's Bill of Rights. Most operators have never read it, and it answers questions people are afraid to ask on the day.
How it works · July 9, 2026
The Health Department will inspect you without grading you. It costs $100
An educational inspection is a real inspector walking your kitchen and telling you what would be cited — with no grade, no points and no fine. Almost nobody uses it.