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Black Star Vinyl
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score5 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 27, 2025
- address480 Madison Street, Brooklyn 11221
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone9177806954
Is Black Star Vinyl clean?
Black Star Vinyl is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 27, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Black Star Vinyl?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 27, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽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 Black Star Vinyl last inspected?
Black Star Vinyl has 3 inspections on record going back to September 27, 2023, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2025 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| October 13, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| September 27, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
Black Star Vinyl vs Stuyvesant Heights
Stuyvesant Heights runs 79% clean across 155 tracked restaurants — 108 clean, 8 mid, 20 cooked.
Against the 155 spots Cooked tracks in Stuyvesant Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 80% 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 May 27, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.