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Caribbean Sweet Spice
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 17, 2024
- address771A Washington Avenue, Brooklyn 11238
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone3472406179
Is Caribbean Sweet Spice clean?
Caribbean Sweet Spice is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 17, 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 Caribbean Sweet Spice?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
When was Caribbean Sweet Spice last inspected?
Caribbean Sweet Spice has 3 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2024, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 44 pts |
| December 17, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| July 16, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 6 pts |
Caribbean Sweet Spice vs Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights runs 78% clean across 139 tracked restaurants — 102 clean, 9 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 139 spots Cooked tracks in Prospect Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 67% 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 December 17, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.