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Soldier Restaurant Buffet
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 22, 2026
- address1444 Fulton Street, Brooklyn 11216
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone3475336011
Is Soldier Restaurant Buffet clean?
Soldier Restaurant Buffet is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 22, 2026. 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 Soldier Restaurant Buffet?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 22, 2026, 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.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Soldier Restaurant Buffet last inspected?
Soldier Restaurant Buffet has 7 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2024, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| April 6, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| January 6, 2026 | Grade C | 31 pts |
| November 5, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 12 pts |
| July 23, 2025 | Grade C | 34 pts |
| May 20, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| January 24, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Soldier Restaurant Buffet vs Crown Heights North
Crown Heights North runs 82% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 209 clean, 10 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Crown Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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 May 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.