Cooked?18 Ave Barbeque
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 20, 2026 →
- address8513 18 Avenue, Brooklyn 11214
- cuisineChinese
- phone7182560218
Is 18 Ave Barbeque clean?
18 Ave Barbeque is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 20, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at 18 Ave Barbeque?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
When was 18 Ave Barbeque last inspected?
18 Ave Barbeque has 3 inspections on record going back to May 22, 2024, averaging 15 points.
August 20, 2026 A
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View full inspection →March 31, 2025 A
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View full inspection →May 22, 2024 Score 20
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View full inspection →18 Ave Barbeque vs Bensonhurst West
Bensonhurst West runs 80% clean across 253 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 19 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 253 spots Cooked tracks in Bensonhurst West, this one comes out cleaner than 23% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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