Cooked?
Chavela's
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 13, 2026
- address736 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn 11238
- cuisineMexican
- phone7186223100
Is Chavela's clean?
Chavela's is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 13, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chavela's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was Chavela's last inspected?
Chavela's has 4 inspections on record going back to June 3, 2024, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| November 3, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| July 10, 2024 | Grade B | 22 pts |
| June 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 41 pts |
Chavela's vs Crown Heights North
Crown Heights North runs 82% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 209 clean, 10 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Crown Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 18% of them.
Other spots in Crown Heights North
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 May 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.