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Di Fara Pizzeria
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedOctober 28, 2025
- address1424 Avenue J, Brooklyn 11230
- cuisinePizza
- phone7182581367
Is Di Fara Pizzeria clean?
Di Fara Pizzeria is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 28, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Di Fara Pizzeria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🌡️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.
When was Di Fara Pizzeria last inspected?
Di Fara Pizzeria has 6 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2023, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2026 | — | |
| October 28, 2025 | Grade B | 20 pts |
| September 13, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| July 24, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| September 14, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| November 1, 2023 | Grade A | 2 pts |
Di Fara Pizzeria vs Midwood
Midwood runs 76% clean across 84 tracked restaurants — 58 clean, 7 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 84 spots Cooked tracks in Midwood, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 October 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.