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First Stop Deli
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 2, 2026
- address406 Avenue M, Brooklyn 11230
- cuisineMexican
- phone7183821006
Is First Stop Deli clean?
First Stop Deli is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 2, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at First Stop Deli?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 2, 2026, 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.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
When was First Stop Deli last inspected?
First Stop Deli has 3 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2023, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 2, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| December 4, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| October 18, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
First Stop Deli vs Ocean Parkway South
Ocean Parkway South runs 77% clean across 25 tracked restaurants — 17 clean, 0 mid, 5 cooked.
Against the 25 spots Cooked tracks in Ocean Parkway South, this one comes out cleaner than 23% of them.
Other spots in Ocean Parkway South
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 March 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.