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Royal Jerk
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 8, 2025
- address805 Van Siclen Avenue, Brooklyn 11207
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone7187086900
Is Royal Jerk clean?
Royal Jerk is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 8, 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 Royal Jerk?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Royal Jerk last inspected?
Royal Jerk has 3 inspections on record going back to March 6, 2023, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| July 12, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| March 6, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Royal Jerk vs East New York
East New York runs 86% clean across 142 tracked restaurants — 110 clean, 7 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 142 spots Cooked tracks in East New York, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.