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8-Bit Bites
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 13, 2026
- address881 Lexington Avenue, Brooklyn 11221
- cuisineAmerican
- phone9174441958
Is 8-Bit Bites clean?
8-Bit Bites is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 13, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at 8-Bit Bites?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🍽️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 8-Bit Bites last inspected?
8-Bit Bites has 6 inspections on record going back to August 10, 2023, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2026 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| November 3, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 3 pts |
| October 29, 2025 | closed by the city | 40 pts |
| August 21, 2025 | Grade C | 37 pts |
| May 7, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 50 pts |
| August 10, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
8-Bit Bites vs Stuyvesant Heights
Stuyvesant Heights runs 79% clean across 155 tracked restaurants — 108 clean, 8 mid, 20 cooked.
Against the 155 spots Cooked tracks in Stuyvesant Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 72% of them.
Other spots in Stuyvesant Heights
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.
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 January 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.