Ricky's Hardee

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 12, 2025
• address429 Mother Gaston Boulevard, Brooklyn 11212
• cuisineChinese
• phone7184848896

Is Ricky's Hardee clean?

Ricky's Hardee is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 12, 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 Ricky's Hardee?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedure improper.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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 Ricky's Hardee last inspected?

Ricky's Hardee has 4 inspections on record going back to April 24, 2023, averaging 21 points.

Ricky's Hardee vs Brownsville

Brownsville runs 81% clean across 92 tracked restaurants — 71 clean, 4 mid, 13 cooked.

Against the 92 spots Cooked tracks in Brownsville, this one comes out cleaner than 20% of them.

Other spots in Brownsville

• A Blendzville Cafe
  clean · May 16, 2025
• A Hong Li Chinese Food
  clean · June 30, 2025
• A Hardee
  clean · January 8, 2025
• A China City
  clean · January 9, 2025
• A Popeyes
  clean · September 22, 2025
• A Dunkin / Baskin Robbins
  clean · June 30, 2025

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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 November 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.