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Pick N Pay
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 23, 2025
- address267 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn 11213
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone3475874098
Is Pick N Pay clean?
Pick N Pay is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pick N Pay?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Pick N Pay last inspected?
Pick N Pay has 4 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2022, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 12, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
| January 12, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| September 8, 2022 | Grade A | 0 pts |
Pick N Pay 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 July 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.