Cooked?Festac Grill & Lounge
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 9, 2026 →
- address273 Hendrix Street, Brooklyn 11207
- cuisineAfrican
- phone3477505152
Is Festac Grill & Lounge clean?
Festac Grill & Lounge is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 9, 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 Festac Grill & Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️conditions that attract pestsGarbage receptacle not pest or water resistant, with tight-fitting lids, and covered except while in active use. Garbage receptacle and cover not cleaned after emptying and prior to reuse. Garbage, refuse and other solid and liquid waste not collected, stored, removed and disposed of so as to prevent a nuisance.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
When was Festac Grill & Lounge last inspected?
Festac Grill & Lounge has 1 inspection on record going back to April 9, 2026, averaging 9 points.
April 9, 2026 A
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East New York runs 83% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 111 clean, 8 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in East New York, this one comes out cleaner than 65% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 April 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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