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Pj Restaurant & Bakery
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 22, 2025
- address1339 St Johns Place, Brooklyn 11213
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone7183632450
Is Pj Restaurant & Bakery clean?
Pj Restaurant & Bakery is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Pj Restaurant & Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 22, 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.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
When was Pj Restaurant & Bakery last inspected?
Pj Restaurant & Bakery has 8 inspections on record going back to February 14, 2023, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| September 22, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 10, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| August 2, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| July 18, 2024 | — | |
| June 12, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 45 pts |
| March 23, 2023 | Grade C | 31 pts |
| February 14, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
Pj Restaurant & Bakery 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 September 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.