Sal & Paul's Pizzeria

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedFebruary 5, 2025
• inspection score26 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 2, 2026 →
• address1686 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn 11212
• cuisinePizza
• phone7189220550

Is Sal & Paul's Pizzeria clean?

Sal & Paul's Pizzeria currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on February 5, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on June 2, 2026 scoring 26 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Sal & Paul's Pizzeria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽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.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal 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.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.

When was Sal & Paul's Pizzeria last inspected?

Sal & Paul's Pizzeria has 3 inspections on record going back to October 11, 2024, averaging 19 points.

Sal & Paul's Pizzeria vs Brownsville

Brownsville runs 81% clean across 94 tracked restaurants — 74 clean, 5 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 94 spots Cooked tracks in Brownsville, this one comes out cleaner than 89% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 June 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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