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Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score25 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedMay 12, 2026
- address236 East 161 Street, Bronx 10451
- cuisineSeafood
- phone7182930388
Is Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar clean?
Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 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.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🧽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 Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar last inspected?
Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar has 6 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2023, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | — | |
| May 12, 2026 | Grade B | 25 pts |
| November 5, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| March 18, 2024 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| September 5, 2023 | Grade C | 32 pts |
| May 17, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar vs East Concourse-Concourse Village
East Concourse-Concourse Village runs 73% clean across 71 tracked restaurants — 46 clean, 8 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 71 spots Cooked tracks in East Concourse-Concourse Village, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.