Cooked?Ayat
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- grade postedJuly 21, 2025
- inspection score5 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 20, 2025 →
- address1616 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn 11226
- cuisineMiddle Eastern
- phone7188312585
Is Ayat clean?
Ayat currently carries Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on July 21, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on October 20, 2025 scoring 5 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads cooked 🪳; the numbers above come from the newer visit.
What did inspectors find at Ayat?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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 Ayat last inspected?
Ayat has 3 inspections on record going back to April 16, 2025, averaging 28 points.
October 20, 2025 Score 5
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View full inspection →July 21, 2025 C
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View full inspection →April 16, 2025 Score 48
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View full inspection →Ayat vs Flatbush
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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 October 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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