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 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.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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.

Kim Fai vs Flatlands

Flatlands runs 74% clean across 102 tracked restaurants — 70 clean, 10 mid, 14 cooked.

Against the 102 spots Cooked tracks in Flatlands, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 October 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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