Simmer Down Restaurant & Bakery

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score21 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 17, 2026
• address133 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn 11233
• cuisineCaribbean
• phone6466752869

Is Simmer Down Restaurant & Bakery clean?

New York currently lists Simmer Down Restaurant & Bakery as grade pending, following an inspection on January 17, 2026 that scored 21 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Simmer Down Restaurant & Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 17, 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.
• 🛠️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.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.

When was Simmer Down Restaurant & Bakery last inspected?

Simmer Down Restaurant & Bakery has 1 inspection on record going back to January 17, 2026, averaging 21 points.

Simmer Down Restaurant & Bakery vs Ocean Hill

Ocean Hill runs 82% clean across 42 tracked restaurants — 31 clean, 3 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 42 spots Cooked tracks in Ocean Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 January 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.