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Richard's Hall And Lounge
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- inspection score41 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 17, 2024
- address9404 Avenue L, Brooklyn 11236
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone7189757550
Is Richard's Hall And Lounge clean?
Richard's Hall And Lounge is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 17, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳. 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 Richard's Hall And Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
When was Richard's Hall And Lounge last inspected?
Richard's Hall And Lounge has 5 inspections on record going back to November 7, 2022, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| December 17, 2024 | Grade C | 41 pts |
| May 29, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| January 25, 2023 | Grade B | 14 pts |
| November 7, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
Richard's Hall And Lounge vs Canarsie
Canarsie runs 84% clean across 97 tracked restaurants — 77 clean, 5 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 97 spots Cooked tracks in Canarsie, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 December 17, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.