River Deli

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 14, 2025
• address2834 Columbia Place, Brooklyn
• cuisineItalian
• phone7182549200

Is River Deli clean?

River Deli is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 14, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at River Deli?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was River Deli last inspected?

River Deli has 3 inspections on record going back to August 20, 2022, averaging 11 points.

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 March 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.