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Shokunin Bbq
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score26 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedNovember 22, 2025
- address968 60 Street, Brooklyn 11219
- cuisineBarbecue
- phone7188517888
Is Shokunin Bbq clean?
Shokunin Bbq is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Shokunin Bbq?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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.
When was Shokunin Bbq last inspected?
Shokunin Bbq has 3 inspections on record going back to January 17, 2023, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 22, 2025 | Grade B | 26 pts |
| July 24, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 38 pts |
| January 17, 2023 | Grade B | 14 pts |
Shokunin Bbq vs Sunset Park East
Sunset Park East runs 73% clean across 361 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 35 mid, 53 cooked.
Against the 361 spots Cooked tracks in Sunset Park East, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 November 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.