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Bark Barbecue
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 3, 2025
- address55 Water Street, Brooklyn 11201
- cuisineBarbecue
- phone3478815799
Is Bark Barbecue clean?
Bark Barbecue is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 3, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Bark Barbecue?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Bark Barbecue last inspected?
Bark Barbecue has 6 inspections on record going back to June 13, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| March 3, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 15, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| September 12, 2023 | Grade C | 0 pts |
| August 29, 2023 | closed by the city | 60 pts |
| June 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 8 pts |
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Against the 407 spots Cooked tracks in DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 March 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.