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Joe's Bar & Grill
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 26, 2026
- address257 Avenue U, Brooklyn 11223
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7183729595
Is Joe's Bar & Grill clean?
Joe's Bar & Grill is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 26, 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 Joe's Bar & Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
When was Joe's Bar & Grill last inspected?
Joe's Bar & Grill has 3 inspections on record going back to March 21, 2023, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| February 20, 2024 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| March 21, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
Joe's Bar & Grill vs Bensonhurst East
Bensonhurst East runs 82% clean across 139 tracked restaurants — 99 clean, 9 mid, 13 cooked.
Against the 139 spots Cooked tracks in Bensonhurst East, this one comes out cleaner than 66% 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 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.