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Brooklyn Music Kitchen
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 13, 2024
- address177 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn 11205
- cuisineAmerican
- phone9178879658
Is Brooklyn Music Kitchen clean?
Brooklyn Music Kitchen is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 13, 2024. 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 Brooklyn Music Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 13, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🌡️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 Brooklyn Music Kitchen last inspected?
Brooklyn Music Kitchen has 3 inspections on record going back to March 23, 2023, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 5 pts |
| June 13, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| March 23, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
Brooklyn Music Kitchen vs Clinton Hill
Clinton Hill runs 80% clean across 146 tracked restaurants — 105 clean, 11 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 146 spots Cooked tracks in Clinton Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 63% 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 13, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.