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Clinton St. Baking Company
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 30, 2026
- address55 Water Street, Brooklyn 11201
- cuisinePancakes/Waffles
- phone9172246042
Is Clinton St. Baking Company clean?
Clinton St. Baking Company is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 30, 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 Clinton St. Baking Company?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was Clinton St. Baking Company last inspected?
Clinton St. Baking Company has 3 inspections on record going back to October 3, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 29, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 3, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
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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 March 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.