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Namkeen
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 17, 2025
- address338 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn 11249
- cuisineChicken
- phone2018874069
Is Namkeen clean?
Namkeen is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 17, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Namkeen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats 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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was Namkeen last inspected?
Namkeen has 5 inspections on record going back to September 25, 2023, averaging 35 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2025 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| January 15, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| October 12, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 4 pts |
| October 2, 2023 | closed by the city | 79 pts |
| September 25, 2023 | closed by the city | 51 pts |
Namkeen vs North Side-South Side
North Side-South Side runs 80% clean across 573 tracked restaurants — 390 clean, 25 mid, 72 cooked.
Against the 573 spots Cooked tracks in North Side-South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
Other spots in North Side-South Side
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 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.