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Simply Nova
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 29, 2025
- address754 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn 11211
- cuisineSandwiches/Salads/Mixed Buffet
- phone3475992294
Is Simply Nova clean?
Simply Nova is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 29, 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 Simply Nova?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal 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.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Simply Nova last inspected?
Simply Nova has 6 inspections on record going back to April 13, 2023, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 29, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 24, 2025 | Grade C | 43 pts |
| September 10, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
| December 17, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| July 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| April 13, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Simply Nova vs East Williamsburg
East Williamsburg runs 74% clean across 245 tracked restaurants — 155 clean, 16 mid, 38 cooked.
Against the 245 spots Cooked tracks in East Williamsburg, this one comes out cleaner than 31% of them.
Other spots in East Williamsburg
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 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.