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Brooklyn Waffle House
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 23, 2025
- address1551 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11226
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone3476624810
Is Brooklyn Waffle House clean?
Brooklyn Waffle House is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 23, 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 Brooklyn Waffle House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 23, 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.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueToilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
- 🚿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.
When was Brooklyn Waffle House last inspected?
Brooklyn Waffle House has 5 inspections on record going back to October 24, 2022, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| June 18, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| January 2, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| November 2, 2022 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| October 24, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
Brooklyn Waffle House vs Erasmus
Erasmus runs 75% clean across 96 tracked restaurants — 65 clean, 3 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 96 spots Cooked tracks in Erasmus, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 October 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.