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Bootleg Bar
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score18 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJune 17, 2026
- address1438 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn 11237
- cuisineAmerican
- phone3477156307
Is Bootleg Bar clean?
Bootleg Bar is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 17, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Bootleg Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
When was Bootleg Bar last inspected?
Bootleg Bar has 4 inspections on record going back to June 20, 2024, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2026 | Grade B | 18 pts |
| November 13, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
| December 18, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| June 20, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
Bootleg Bar vs Bushwick North
Bushwick North runs 78% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 226 clean, 18 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Bushwick North, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 June 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.