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Little Chefs
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 30, 2024
- address2984 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11229
- cuisineEastern European
- phone7183078505
Is Little Chefs clean?
Little Chefs is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 30, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — 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 Little Chefs?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 30, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Little Chefs last inspected?
Little Chefs has 4 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2024, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 14 pts |
| December 30, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 1, 2024 | Grade A | 2 pts |
| January 24, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
Little Chefs vs Madison
Madison runs 72% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 51 clean, 10 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Madison, this one comes out cleaner than 45% 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.
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 December 30, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.