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Island Shack
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 5, 2024
- address87 South Elliott Place, Brooklyn 11217
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone3479874832
Is Island Shack clean?
Island Shack is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 5, 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 Island Shack?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 5, 2024, 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.
When was Island Shack last inspected?
Island Shack has 2 inspections on record going back to March 3, 2023, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| March 3, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Island Shack vs Fort Greene
Fort Greene runs 76% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 103 clean, 10 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in Fort Greene, 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 December 5, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.