Crab House

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedJune 29, 2024
• inspection score18 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 7, 2026 →
• address1223 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn 11224
• cuisineSeafood
• phone6463383315

Is Crab House clean?

Crab House currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on June 29, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on October 7, 2026 scoring 18 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Crab House?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

When was Crab House last inspected?

Crab House has 4 inspections on record going back to March 17, 2022, averaging 12 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

Crab House vs West Brighton

West Brighton runs 63% clean across 38 tracked restaurants — 19 clean, 1 mid, 10 cooked.

Against the 38 spots Cooked tracks in West Brighton, this one comes out cleaner than 57% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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