Joseph's Dream Burger

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 30, 2026 →
• address1899 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn 11230
• cuisineJewish/Kosher
• phone7189983200

Is Joseph's Dream Burger clean?

Joseph's Dream Burger is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 30, 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 Joseph's Dream Burger?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Swollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

When was Joseph's Dream Burger last inspected?

Joseph's Dream Burger has 3 inspections on record going back to January 23, 2024, averaging 15 points.

Joseph's Dream Burger vs Midwood

Midwood runs 74% clean across 85 tracked restaurants — 58 clean, 8 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 85 spots Cooked tracks in Midwood, this one comes out cleaner than 45% 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.

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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 April 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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