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Mitchell's Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 11, 2025
- address261 Patchen Avenue, Brooklyn 11233
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone3473651243
Is Mitchell's Kitchen clean?
Mitchell's Kitchen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 11, 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 Mitchell's Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice 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 Mitchell's Kitchen last inspected?
Mitchell's Kitchen has 6 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2022, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| July 26, 2024 | Grade A | 6 pts |
| July 23, 2024 | closed by the city | 28 pts |
| June 12, 2023 | closed by the city | 42 pts |
| April 8, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| March 30, 2022 | closed by the city | 52 pts |
Mitchell's Kitchen vs Crown Heights North
Crown Heights North runs 82% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 209 clean, 10 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Crown Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 March 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.