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Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 26, 2025
- address456 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan 10037
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone2122835933
Is Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill clean?
Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 26, 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 Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🛠️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 Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill last inspected?
Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill has 5 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2022, averaging 9 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| December 24, 2024 | Grade C | 7 pts |
| December 19, 2024 | closed by the city | 9 pts |
| April 5, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| October 18, 2022 | Grade A | 5 pts |
Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill vs Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds
Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds runs 71% clean across 91 tracked restaurants — 60 clean, 5 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 91 spots Cooked tracks in Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds, this one comes out cleaner than 74% 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 March 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.