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Lighthouse
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 1, 2024
- address145 Borinquen Place, Brooklyn 11211
- cuisineNew American
- phone3477897742
Is Lighthouse clean?
Lighthouse is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 1, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Lighthouse?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 1, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🤒sick worker near the foodcriticalFood worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
When was Lighthouse last inspected?
Lighthouse has 2 inspections on record going back to March 1, 2024, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| March 1, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Lighthouse vs North Side-South Side
North Side-South Side runs 80% clean across 573 tracked restaurants — 390 clean, 25 mid, 72 cooked.
Against the 573 spots Cooked tracks in North Side-South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 20% of them.
Other spots in North Side-South Side
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 March 1, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.