Staten Island, NY — Plaza Pizza, located at 50 New Dorp Plaza South in Staten Island, received a score of 22 following a health inspection conducted on March 31, 2026, placing it in Grade B territory and within six points of the Grade C threshold. Inspection data was released by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) on April 2, 2026.

What Inspectors Found

Inspectors cited one critical violation during the March inspection. The violation, classified under Code 06C, documented that food, supplies, or equipment were not adequately protected from potential sources of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, or service. Specifically, inspectors noted that condiments were not provided in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor — a condition that creates risk of cross-contamination from customer handling.

No non-critical violations were recorded during this inspection cycle.

Food Safety Context

Critical violations are those determined by DOHMH to pose a direct or indirect risk to public health. Under NYC Health Code Article 81, food service establishments are required to protect food and food-contact surfaces from contamination at all points in the food handling process. The FDA Food Code similarly requires that condiments be dispensed in a manner that prevents contamination from multiple customers handling shared containers.

A score of 22 falls in the upper range of the Grade B band. While the restaurant met the threshold to remain open and post a B grade, the score sits close to the Grade C cutoff, indicating a meaningful accumulation of inspection points during this cycle.

Inspection History

Plaza Pizza has a varied inspection record over the past several years:

  • 2025-05-05: Score 18 (Grade B)
  • 2024-04-10: Score 13 (Grade A)
  • 2023-09-08: Score 29 (Grade C)
  • 2023-02-03: Score 9 (Grade P — Pending)
  • 2023-02-02: Score 28 (Grade C)
  • 2023-01-30: Score 16, Closed by DOHMH

The history shows variability in performance. The restaurant received a Grade A in April 2024, but the most recent inspection reflects a decline from that result. The establishment was closed by DOHMH following a January 2023 inspection and recorded Grade C scores in both early and late 2023 before improving in 2024 and 2025.

Understanding NYC Restaurant Grades

DOHMH assigns letter grades to restaurants based on their inspection scores under the following scale:

  • A: 0–13 points (lowest violation severity)
  • B: 14–27 points
  • C: 28 or more points (highest violation severity)

Lower scores reflect fewer or less severe violations. Restaurants that do not receive an A on an initial inspection may request a re-inspection before a grade is posted publicly.

Inspection records for all NYC restaurants are available through the DOHMH public database at nyc.gov/health. Consumers can search by restaurant name, address, or cuisine type to review full violation histories.

More About This Restaurant

View the full inspection history for Plaza Pizza including all past inspections, violations, and grade changes.