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8-Bit Bites

health inspection grade · Stuyvesant Heights · Brooklyn

clean

Looking clean.

The current published rating reads clean. Keep its inspection date in view.

  • gradeGrade A
  • inspection score7 pts
  • critical violations1
  • last inspectedJanuary 13, 2026 →
  • address881 Lexington Avenue, Brooklyn 11221
  • cuisineAmerican
  • phone9174441958
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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 code
    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.
  • 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
    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.

When was 8-Bit Bites last inspected?

8-Bit Bites has 6 inspections on record going back to August 10, 2023, averaging 25 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

Back in the green.

The latest two displayed graded visits went from Grade C on August 21, 2025 to Grade A on January 13, 2026. Both visits are dated snapshots of the record.

January 13, 2026 A Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · 7 pts · 2 failed findings

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November 3, 2025 Score 3 Cycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection · 3 pts · 1 failed finding

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October 29, 2025 Closed by the city Cycle Inspection / Compliance Inspection · 40 pts · 4 failed findings

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August 21, 2025 C Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · 37 pts · 4 failed findings

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May 7, 2025 Score 50 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · 50 pts · 5 failed findings

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August 10, 2023 A Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection · 12 pts · 2 failed findings

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8-Bit Bites vs Stuyvesant Heights

Stuyvesant Heights runs 77% clean across 163 tracked restaurants — 108 clean, 7 mid, 25 cooked.

Against the 163 spots Cooked tracks in Stuyvesant Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 74% 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 January 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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