Cooked?Hart Bar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 15, 2024 →
- address538 Hart Street, Brooklyn 11221
- cuisineAmerican
- phone6462648426
Is Hart Bar clean?
Hart Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 15, 2024. 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 Hart Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueToilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
When was Hart Bar last inspected?
Hart Bar has 2 inspections on record going back to November 21, 2022, averaging 10 points.
June 15, 2024 A
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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 June 15, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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