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Sahara's Turkish Cuisine
turkish, middle eastern, mediterranean · restaurant · 513 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10016
Full liquor license (NY State Liquor Authority 0340-25-107445, valid until 2027-03-31). NYC Health grade B (since 2025-01-02). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2025-04-15.
Key facts
- Health grade
- B (current status since 2025-01-02; last inspected 2026-06-10, 5 critical violation(s) at last inspection) [official record]
- Alcohol
- Full liquor license [official record: licensed to serve; not proof of what's on the menu]
- Outdoor dining
- No matching permit found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Reservations
- unknown
- Online ordering
- Toast
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (212) 532-7589
- Website
- http://saharasturkishcuisine.com/
- Menu
- menu
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- yes [business claim, website]
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- yes [business claim, website]
- happy hour
- yes [business claim, website]
- brunch
- unknown
- live music
- unknown
- kids menu
- unknown
- wheelchair accessible
- unknown
- dog friendly
- unknown
- byob
- unknown
- cash only
- unknown
- walk ins
- unknown
- catering
- yes [business claim, website]
- gift cards
- yes [business claim, website]
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alcohol | full_bar | official record | Restaurant license 0340-25-107445 (Sahara's Turkish Cuisine), expires 03/31/2027 | nys_sla | source date 2025-04-15 valid until 2027-03-31 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "restaurant", "middle_eastern_restaurant", "turkish_restaurant"], "primary": "turkish_restaurant"} | directory category | Overture place d9a6457f-afb9-40d2-884a-46686ada9f70 (Sahara's Turkish Cuisine), match score 3.00, 13m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| catering | True | business claim | Skip to main content Our Menu Order Online Catering Book a Table Group Dining & Events Gift Cards Online Gift Card Purchase Online Gift Card… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| cuisine dohmh | Turkish | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine website | ["Mediterranean"] | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| gift cards | True | business claim | Skip to main content Our Menu Order Online Catering Book a Table Group Dining & Events Gift Cards Online Gift Card Purchase Online Gift Card Lookup Facebook page Instagram page Yelp page… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| happy hour | True | business claim | …kes (Mücver) BEVERAGE (Choose One) - Any Soft Drink or - Any Hot Beverage (Tea or Coffee) Happy Hour Available Monday – Friday | 4 PM – 6:00 PM Enjoy a selection of freshly prepared appetize… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| health grade | B | official record | Letter grade B issued 2025-01-02 | dohmh | source date 2025-01-02 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 5, "last_inspection": "2026-06-10", "last_score": 39, "status": "B", "status_date": "2025-01-02"} | official record | Last inspected 2026-06-10, score 39; latest grade status B (grade B) on 2025-01-02; critical: 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 wi | 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 hel | Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred. | dohmh | source date 2025-01-02 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| menu url | https://saharasturkishcuisine.com/food-menu | business claim | Link 'Our Menu' on site | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| online ordering | ["Toast"] | business claim | Links to Toast | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| opening hours | [{"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "23:00", "dayOfWeek": ["Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"], "opens": "11:00"}] | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| private dining | True | business claim | …Table Group Dining & Events Gift Cards Online Gift Card Purchase Online Gift Card Lookup Private Dining & Events at Sahara's Turkish Cuisine Our Group Dining menus are designed for shared, fami… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| vegetarian options | True | business claim | …hed shrimp served on a bed of Fresh mixed greens, red onion, tomatoes and parsley. $19.95 Vegetarian Entrées J1. Zucchini Pancakes (Mücver) Dinner Pan-fried zucchini pancakes blended with eg… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| website | http://saharasturkishcuisine.com/ | directory category | Overture place d9a6457f-afb9-40d2-884a-46686ada9f70 (Sahara's Turkish Cuisine), match score 3.00, 13m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-15 | Liquor license added: full_bar License 0340-25-107445 originally issued 2025-04-15 | nys_sla |
| 2025-01-02 | Health grade added: B Graded B by NYC Health Dept on 2025-01-02 | dohmh |
| 2024-10-17 | Establishment appeared First pre-permit inspection on 2024-10-17 (new establishment) | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2025-04-15 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-50150140 · JSON