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Island Flavors Caribbean Restaurant
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 5, 2025
- address1073 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn 11208
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone3474067388
Is Island Flavors Caribbean Restaurant clean?
Island Flavors Caribbean Restaurant is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 5, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Island Flavors Caribbean Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️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 / 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 Island Flavors Caribbean Restaurant last inspected?
Island Flavors Caribbean Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to November 9, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 41 pts |
| September 1, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| February 5, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| September 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| November 9, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
Island Flavors Caribbean Restaurant vs Cypress Hills-City Line
Cypress Hills-City Line runs 81% clean across 92 tracked restaurants — 64 clean, 2 mid, 13 cooked.
Against the 92 spots Cooked tracks in Cypress Hills-City Line, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 February 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.