Lemon Grass

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score19 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 14, 2026 →
• address843 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn 11225
• cuisineCaribbean
• phone7189532270

Is Lemon Grass clean?

Lemon Grass is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 14, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Lemon Grass?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.

When was Lemon Grass last inspected?

Lemon Grass has 5 inspections on record going back to August 7, 2023, averaging 17 points.

Lemon Grass vs Crown Heights South

Crown Heights South runs 84% clean across 74 tracked restaurants — 56 clean, 4 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 74 spots Cooked tracks in Crown Heights South, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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