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Gold Star Jerk Center
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMay 11, 2026
- address3768 White Plains Road, Bronx 10467
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone7186555585
Is Gold Star Jerk Center clean?
Gold Star Jerk Center is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 11, 2026. 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 Gold Star Jerk Center?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Gold Star Jerk Center last inspected?
Gold Star Jerk Center has 5 inspections on record going back to November 13, 2023, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| April 20, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| January 7, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 24, 2024 | Grade B | 23 pts |
| November 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
Gold Star Jerk Center vs Williamsbridge-Olinville
Williamsbridge-Olinville runs 76% clean across 87 tracked restaurants — 60 clean, 9 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 87 spots Cooked tracks in Williamsbridge-Olinville, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 May 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.