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Falafel Tanami
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 12, 2025
- address1305 East 17 Street, Brooklyn 11230
- cuisineJewish/Kosher
- phone6469867518
Is Falafel Tanami clean?
Falafel Tanami is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 12, 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 Falafel Tanami?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueToilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- ⚠️Food Protection Certificate not available for inspectionFood Protection Certificate not available for inspection
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
When was Falafel Tanami last inspected?
Falafel Tanami has 4 inspections on record going back to August 16, 2022, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 12, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| September 30, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| February 8, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| August 16, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
Falafel Tanami 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 45% 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 February 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.