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Defonte's Sandwich Shop
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 7, 2026
- address379 Columbia Street, Brooklyn 11231
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7186258052
Is Defonte's Sandwich Shop clean?
Defonte's Sandwich Shop is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 7, 2026. 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 Defonte's Sandwich Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Defonte's Sandwich Shop last inspected?
Defonte's Sandwich Shop has 5 inspections on record going back to March 15, 2023, averaging 27 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| December 27, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 29, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 43 pts |
| November 13, 2023 | Grade C | 34 pts |
| March 15, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
Defonte's Sandwich Shop vs Carroll Gardens-Columbia Street-Red Hook
Carroll Gardens-Columbia Street-Red Hook runs 87% clean across 225 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 2 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 225 spots Cooked tracks in Carroll Gardens-Columbia Street-Red Hook, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 January 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.