Cooked?John's Deli
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score25 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedNovember 5, 2025 →
- address8308 13 Avenue, Brooklyn 11228
- cuisineItalian
- phone7188128214
Is John's Deli clean?
John's Deli is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 5, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at John's Deli?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 5, 2025, 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.
- 🗑️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.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was John's Deli last inspected?
John's Deli has 5 inspections on record going back to December 7, 2023, averaging 43 points.
May 18, 2026 Violations were cited in the following area(s).
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View full inspection →November 5, 2025 B
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View full inspection →April 4, 2025 Score 35
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View full inspection →November 22, 2024 C
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View full inspection →December 7, 2023 Score 56
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View full inspection →John's Deli vs Dyker Heights
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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 November 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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