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New Vegetarian Palate
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 27, 2025
- address603 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn 11238
- cuisineVegetarian
- phone7186238809
Is New Vegetarian Palate clean?
New Vegetarian Palate is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 27, 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 New Vegetarian Palate?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueMechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🛠️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.
When was New Vegetarian Palate last inspected?
New Vegetarian Palate has 5 inspections on record going back to March 3, 2022, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| May 20, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| February 1, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 54 pts |
| November 28, 2022 | Grade B | 17 pts |
| March 3, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
New Vegetarian Palate vs Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights runs 78% clean across 139 tracked restaurants — 102 clean, 9 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 139 spots Cooked tracks in Prospect Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 February 27, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.