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Mr. King Food Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 3, 2025
- address579 Albany Avenue, Brooklyn 11203
- cuisineChinese
- phone7189537000
Is Mr. King Food Kitchen clean?
Mr. King Food Kitchen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 3, 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 Mr. King Food Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🛠️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.
- ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating informationFailure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
- ⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
- ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
When was Mr. King Food Kitchen last inspected?
Mr. King Food Kitchen has 4 inspections on record going back to January 9, 2023, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| June 4, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| February 16, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| January 9, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate runs 78% clean across 191 tracked restaurants — 132 clean, 10 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 191 spots Cooked tracks in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, this one comes out cleaner than 74% 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 November 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.