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Bird Pepper
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 3, 2025
- address259 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn 11217
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone7185415458
Is Bird Pepper clean?
New York currently lists Bird Pepper as grade pending, following an inspection on December 3, 2025 that scored 21 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Bird Pepper?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 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.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
When was Bird Pepper last inspected?
Bird Pepper has 1 inspection on record going back to December 3, 2025, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 3, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
Bird Pepper vs Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights runs 78% clean across 139 tracked restaurants — 102 clean, 9 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 139 spots Cooked tracks in Prospect Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.