Mermelstein Caterers

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 21, 2025
• address351 Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn 11213
• cuisineJewish/Kosher
• phone7187783100

Is Mermelstein Caterers clean?

Mermelstein Caterers is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 21, 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 Mermelstein Caterers?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

When was Mermelstein Caterers last inspected?

Mermelstein Caterers has 3 inspections on record going back to March 15, 2023, averaging 20 points.

Mermelstein Caterers vs Crown Heights South

Crown Heights South runs 86% clean across 74 tracked restaurants — 57 clean, 4 mid, 5 cooked.

Against the 74 spots Cooked tracks in Crown Heights South, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 May 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.