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Minnows Bar

health inspection grade Β· Greenpoint Β· Brooklyn
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  • gradeGrade A
  • inspection score5 pts
  • critical violations1
  • last inspectedJuly 15, 2026 β†’
  • address167 Nassau Avenue, Brooklyn 11222
  • cuisineAmerican
  • phone9125521018
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Is Minnows Bar clean?

Minnows Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 15, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation β€” the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean πŸ˜‡.

What did inspectors find at Minnows Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

  • 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
    Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was Minnows Bar last inspected?

Minnows Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2024, averaging 9 points.

July 15, 2026 A Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection Β· 5 pts Β· 1 failed finding

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November 8, 2025 Score 17 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection Β· 17 pts Β· 3 failed findings

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March 12, 2024 A Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection Β· 5 pts Β· 1 failed finding

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Minnows Bar vs Greenpoint

Greenpoint runs 80% clean across 317 tracked restaurants β€” 218 clean, 19 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 317 spots Cooked tracks in Greenpoint, this one comes out cleaner than 79% 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 β€” it stays β€œGrade 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 β€” this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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