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Starr Bar
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 18, 2024
- address214 Starr Street, Brooklyn 11237
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7188211100
Is Starr Bar clean?
Starr Bar is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 18, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Starr Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 18, 2024, 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.
- 🧽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 Starr Bar last inspected?
Starr Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to May 7, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| September 18, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| May 7, 2023 | Grade A | 3 pts |
Starr Bar vs Bushwick North
Bushwick North runs 78% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 226 clean, 18 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Bushwick North, this one comes out cleaner than 75% 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 September 18, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.