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Nathan's Famous: health inspection history
1310 Surf Avenue, New York City, NY 11224
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- Address
- 1310 Surf Avenue, New York City, NY 11224
- Borough
- Brooklyn
- Cuisine (as listed)
- Hotdogs
- Most recent grade
- Grade A issued May 7, 2026
- Latest inspection
- May 7, 2026 (Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection)
- Records shown
- 3 inspections, Jul 24, 2024 to May 7, 2026
Across these 3 inspection records, the health department cited 13 violations, of which 8 were flagged critical. The score behind its most recent letter grade was 12 points. Among 71 graded restaurants in ZIP 11224, the median score behind the latest grade is 10 points. In New York City, lower scores are better.
Inspection history
May 7, 2026 Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
Score: 12Grade: Grade AViolations were cited in the following area(s).
- 06CCritical 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.
- 06DCritical Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 10FNot critical 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.
Oct 8, 2025 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 7Violations were cited in the following area(s).
- 10FNot critical 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.
- 08ANot critical Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
Jul 24, 2024 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 51Violations were cited in the following area(s).
- 02HCritical After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 04HCritical Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 02BCritical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 04NCritical Filth 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.
- 10ENot critical Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
- 04ACritical Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 08ANot critical Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 06FCritical Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
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Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), “DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results” dataset on the official open data portal. Source data as of Nov 4, 2026; imported by FoodCheck USA on Nov 5, 2026. Report a problem with this record.