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Clarendon Cuisine
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 7, 2025
- address252 East 54 Street, Brooklyn 11203
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone9175077657
Is Clarendon Cuisine clean?
Clarendon Cuisine is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 7, 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 Clarendon Cuisine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
When was Clarendon Cuisine last inspected?
Clarendon Cuisine has 3 inspections on record going back to January 17, 2023, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 28, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| January 17, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Clarendon Cuisine vs Rugby-Remsen Village
Rugby-Remsen Village runs 84% clean across 78 tracked restaurants — 61 clean, 3 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 78 spots Cooked tracks in Rugby-Remsen Village, this one comes out cleaner than 33% of them.
Other spots in Rugby-Remsen Village
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 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.