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Semkeh

53 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Greek / Mediterranean
Last inspected: Dec 29, 2025
61
Score
Medium Risk

Going back to 2025, Semkeh has three inspections in the public record. On Dec 29, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Diners should read medium risk as a signal that some issues exist but aren't extreme.

Things are looking better: the most recent inspection turned up four violations, compared to six violations previously.

Across the inspection history, food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded three times.

That's lower than the typical Brooklyn restaurant, which scores around 77. The record is unremarkable in either direction.

3
Inspections
3
Critical latest
0
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 29, 2025
Pre-permit (Operational) / Compliance Inspection
3 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
06E
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
Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of tcs foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
04J
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
61
Dec 3, 2025
Pre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection
4 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
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
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
Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of tcs foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
04J
Food protection certificate (fpc) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
04A
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
08A
52
Apr 14, 2025
Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
5 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Food, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. reduced oxygen packaged (rop) fish not frozen before processing. rop food prepared on premises transported to another site.
03A
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
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 protection certificate (fpc) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
04A
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
06D
Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
10B
Single service article not provided. single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
10H
43

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Semkeh last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Semkeh on file is from Dec 29, 2025. The public record contains three inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Semkeh?

Across the inspection record, food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Semkeh.

How does Semkeh compare to other restaurants in Brooklyn?

Semkeh most recently scored 61 out of 100, which is lower than the Brooklyn average of 77.

Has Semkeh's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Semkeh have turned up fewer violations than earlier ones, with the latest finding around four violations compared to about six previously.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

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

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