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Bar Great Harry
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 20, 2026
- address280 Smith Street, Brooklyn 11231
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7182221103
Is Bar Great Harry clean?
Bar Great Harry is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 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 Bar Great Harry?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐈random live animals insidecriticalLive animal other than fish in tank or service animal present in facility’s food or non-food area.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueMechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
When was Bar Great Harry last inspected?
Bar Great Harry has 3 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 15, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 4, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Bar Great Harry vs Carroll Gardens-Columbia Street-Red Hook
Carroll Gardens-Columbia Street-Red Hook runs 87% clean across 225 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 2 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 225 spots Cooked tracks in Carroll Gardens-Columbia Street-Red Hook, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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.
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 February 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.