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China Star
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score14 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 28, 2025
- address1370 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn 11239
- cuisineChinese
- phone7186421755
Is China Star clean?
China Star is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 28, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at China Star?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
When was China Star last inspected?
China Star has 3 inspections on record going back to September 22, 2022, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2025 | Grade B | 14 pts |
| April 12, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| September 22, 2022 | Grade A | 9 pts |
China Star vs Starrett City
Starrett City runs 85% clean across 13 tracked restaurants — 11 clean, 1 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 13 spots Cooked tracks in Starrett City, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 February 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.