Hometown Bar-B-Que

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score8 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 25, 2026 →
• address87 35 Street, Brooklyn 11232
• cuisineBarbecue
• phone5163984720

Is Hometown Bar-B-Que clean?

Hometown Bar-B-Que is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 25, 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 Hometown Bar-B-Que?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.

When was Hometown Bar-B-Que last inspected?

Hometown Bar-B-Que has 3 inspections on record going back to May 9, 2024, averaging 11 points.

Hometown Bar-B-Que vs Sunset Park West

Sunset Park West runs 82% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 166 clean, 8 mid, 29 cooked.

Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Sunset Park West, this one comes out cleaner than 70% 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 August 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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