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Soldiers Caribbean Buffet Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 16, 2026
- address1439 St Johns Place, Brooklyn 11213
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone7187713663
Is Soldiers Caribbean Buffet Restaurant clean?
Soldiers Caribbean Buffet Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 16, 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 Soldiers Caribbean Buffet Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 16, 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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Soldiers Caribbean Buffet Restaurant last inspected?
Soldiers Caribbean Buffet Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to January 11, 2024, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 16, 2026 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| January 22, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| November 25, 2024 | Grade B | 25 pts |
| January 11, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
Soldiers Caribbean Buffet Restaurant 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 March 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.