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Famous Joe Pizzeria
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 21, 2024
- address486 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn 11205
- cuisinePizza
- phone9176822492
Is Famous Joe Pizzeria clean?
Famous Joe Pizzeria is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 21, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Famous Joe Pizzeria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️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 Famous Joe Pizzeria last inspected?
Famous Joe Pizzeria has 3 inspections on record going back to August 14, 2023, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| October 21, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| August 14, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Famous Joe Pizzeria vs Bedford
Bedford runs 79% clean across 203 tracked restaurants — 141 clean, 13 mid, 24 cooked.
Against the 203 spots Cooked tracks in Bedford, this one comes out cleaner than 73% 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 21, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.