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David's Brisket House
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 29, 2025
- address533 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11216
- cuisineSandwiches
- phone7187891155
Is David's Brisket House clean?
David's Brisket House is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 29, 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 David's Brisket House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
When was David's Brisket House last inspected?
David's Brisket House has 7 inspections on record going back to November 2, 2022, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 29, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 15, 2025 | Grade C | 4 pts |
| May 12, 2025 | closed by the city | 82 pts |
| April 11, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| October 5, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| May 9, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| November 2, 2022 | Grade A | 9 pts |
David's Brisket House 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 42% 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 August 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.