Cooked?Karibbean Krave
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- grade postedOctober 30, 2023
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedNovember 13, 2025 →
- address65 Westchester Square, Bronx 10461
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone7186736759
Is Karibbean Krave clean?
Karibbean Krave currently carries Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on October 30, 2023 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on November 13, 2025 scoring 27 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads cooked 🪳; the numbers above come from the newer visit.
What did inspectors find at Karibbean Krave?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
When was Karibbean Krave last inspected?
Karibbean Krave has 3 inspections on record going back to August 14, 2023, averaging 32 points.
November 13, 2025 Score 27
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View full inspection →October 30, 2023 C
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View full inspection →August 14, 2023 Score 33
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View full inspection →Karibbean Krave vs Van Nest-Morris Park-Westchester Square
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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 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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