Caraotas Nyc

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score21 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 22, 2025 →
• address162 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn 11237
• cuisineLatin American
• phone7184844060

Is Caraotas Nyc clean?

Caraotas Nyc is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Caraotas Nyc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single 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.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedure improper.

When was Caraotas Nyc last inspected?

Caraotas Nyc has 6 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2022, averaging 27 points.

Caraotas Nyc vs Bushwick North

Bushwick North runs 77% clean across 342 tracked restaurants — 226 clean, 17 mid, 50 cooked.

Against the 342 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 April 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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