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Rare Steak & Lobster
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score45 pts
- critical violations5
- last inspectedMay 30, 2026
- address1005 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn 11224
- cuisineSeafood
- phone9176646556
Is Rare Steak & Lobster clean?
New York currently lists Rare Steak & Lobster as grade pending, following an inspection on May 30, 2026 that scored 45 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Rare Steak & Lobster?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🦪shellfish with no paper trailcriticalShellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
When was Rare Steak & Lobster last inspected?
Rare Steak & Lobster has 1 inspection on record going back to May 30, 2026, averaging 45 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 45 pts |
Rare Steak & Lobster vs West Brighton
West Brighton runs 63% clean across 36 tracked restaurants — 19 clean, 1 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 36 spots Cooked tracks in West Brighton, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.