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Grini's Grill

100 West 143 Street, Manhattan, NY 10030
Mexican / Latin
Last inspected: Oct 2, 2025
70
Score
Medium Risk NYC Grade: B

Grini's Grill has been inspected four times since 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Oct 2, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.

The trend has been favorable: violation counts have eased from around six violations to closer to three violations per visit over the last few inspections.

Across the inspection history, “establishment is not free of harborage or conditions” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded three times.

Grini's Grill's latest score of 70 falls below the Manhattan average of 77. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.

4
Inspections
2
Critical latest
0
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 2, 2025
Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
04L
Hot tcs food item not held at or above 140 °f.
02B
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
08A
70
Aug 21, 2025
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
7 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
View 9 violations
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.
02H
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
06D
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.
02G
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.
06C
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.
04N
Hot tcs food item not held at or above 140 °f.
02B
Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
04M
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.
10F
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
08A
32
Apr 11, 2024
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
2 critical violations.
View 2 violations
Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
06F
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.
02G
74
Oct 3, 2022
Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
2 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
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.
04N
Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
04M
“choking first aid” poster not posted. “alcohol and pregnancy” warning sign not posted. resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
20-04
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
08A
Food allergy information poster not conspicuously posted where food is being prepared or processed by food workers.
20-01
64

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Grini's Grill last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Grini's Grill on file is from Oct 2, 2025. The public record contains four inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Grini's Grill?

Across the inspection record, “establishment is not free of harborage or conditions” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Grini's Grill.

How does Grini's Grill compare to other restaurants in Manhattan?

Grini's Grill most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Manhattan average of 77.

Has Grini's Grill's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Grini's Grill have averaged around three violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Grini's Grill means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

How often is Grini's Grill inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Grini's Grill is inspected roughly once per year on average.

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