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Buckley's Bar & Restaurant
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 30, 2024
- address2926 Avenue S, Brooklyn 11229
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7189984222
Is Buckley's Bar & Restaurant clean?
Buckley's Bar & Restaurant is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 30, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 Buckley's Bar & Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 30, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
When was Buckley's Bar & Restaurant last inspected?
Buckley's Bar & Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to April 3, 2024, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 15, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| August 30, 2024 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| April 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
Buckley's Bar & Restaurant vs Madison
Madison runs 72% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 51 clean, 10 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Madison, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 August 30, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.