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Pita Sababa
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedFebruary 17, 2026
- address540 Kings Highway, Brooklyn 11223
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone3053337960
Is Pita Sababa clean?
Pita Sababa is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 17, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Pita Sababa?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 17, 2026, 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.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Pita Sababa last inspected?
Pita Sababa has 3 inspections on record going back to September 10, 2024, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| November 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 37 pts |
| September 10, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Pita Sababa vs Homecrest
Homecrest runs 74% clean across 134 tracked restaurants — 91 clean, 13 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 134 spots Cooked tracks in Homecrest, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.