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Carvel
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 30, 2025
- address8612 3 Avenue, Brooklyn 11209
- cuisineFrozen Desserts
- phone7182383092
Is Carvel clean?
Carvel is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 30, 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 Carvel?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🍽️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.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was Carvel last inspected?
Carvel has 3 inspections on record going back to June 1, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| July 3, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| June 1, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Carvel vs Bay Ridge
Bay Ridge runs 79% clean across 364 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 18 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 364 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 42% 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 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.