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Pita Falafel
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 21, 2025
- address2919 Avenue J, Brooklyn 11210
- cuisineMediterranean
- phone9177556411
Is Pita Falafel clean?
Pita Falafel is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 21, 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 Pita Falafel?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🛠️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 Pita Falafel last inspected?
Pita Falafel has 2 inspections on record going back to April 12, 2024, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| April 12, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
Pita Falafel vs Midwood
Midwood runs 76% clean across 84 tracked restaurants — 58 clean, 7 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 84 spots Cooked tracks in Midwood, this one comes out cleaner than 72% 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 May 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.