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Kim Fai
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedOctober 9, 2025
- address1628 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn 11234
- cuisineChinese
- phone7189517455
Is Kim Fai clean?
Kim Fai is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 9, 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 Kim Fai?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🌡️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 Kim Fai last inspected?
Kim Fai has 4 inspections on record going back to November 13, 2023, averaging 27 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2025 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| March 20, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
| November 15, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| November 13, 2023 | closed by the city | 67 pts |
Kim Fai vs Flatlands
Flatlands runs 74% clean across 101 tracked restaurants — 69 clean, 11 mid, 13 cooked.
Against the 101 spots Cooked tracks in Flatlands, this one comes out cleaner than 18% of them.
Other spots in Flatlands
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 October 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.