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Liz's Book Bar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 16, 2025
- address315 Smith Street, Brooklyn 11231
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2156051903
Is Liz's Book Bar clean?
Liz's Book Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 16, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Liz's Book Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 16, 2025, 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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
When was Liz's Book Bar last inspected?
Liz's Book Bar has 2 inspections on record going back to June 17, 2024, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| June 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 13 pts |
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Against the 225 spots Cooked tracks in Carroll Gardens-Columbia Street-Red Hook, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.