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Big Apple Kitchen
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 21, 2023
- address489 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn 11212
- cuisineChinese
- phone7185667888
Is Big Apple Kitchen clean?
Big Apple Kitchen is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 21, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — 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 Big Apple Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 21, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
When was Big Apple Kitchen last inspected?
Big Apple Kitchen has 3 inspections on record going back to February 28, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| December 21, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| February 28, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Big Apple Kitchen vs Brownsville
Brownsville runs 81% clean across 92 tracked restaurants — 71 clean, 4 mid, 13 cooked.
Against the 92 spots Cooked tracks in Brownsville, this one comes out cleaner than 81% 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 December 21, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.