Cooked?Pelican Reef Caterers
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 7, 2024 →
- address1260 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn 11226
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone9179669800
Is Pelican Reef Caterers clean?
Pelican Reef Caterers is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 7, 2024. 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 Pelican Reef Caterers?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 7, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueToilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
When was Pelican Reef Caterers last inspected?
Pelican Reef Caterers has 2 inspections on record going back to July 22, 2022, averaging 15 points.
June 7, 2024 A
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View full inspection →July 22, 2022 Score 17
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View full inspection →Pelican Reef Caterers vs Flatbush
Flatbush runs 77% clean across 233 tracked restaurants — 152 clean, 9 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 233 spots Cooked tracks in Flatbush, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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.
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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 — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 7, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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