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Steve's Original Jerk Chicken
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 18, 2025
- address4902 Church Avenue, Brooklyn 11203
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone3476150399
Is Steve's Original Jerk Chicken clean?
Steve's Original Jerk Chicken is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 18, 2025. 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 Steve's Original Jerk Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🛠️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.
When was Steve's Original Jerk Chicken last inspected?
Steve's Original Jerk Chicken has 3 inspections on record going back to December 21, 2022, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 16, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 21, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
Steve's Original Jerk Chicken vs East Flatbush-Farragut
East Flatbush-Farragut runs 74% clean across 75 tracked restaurants — 49 clean, 6 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 75 spots Cooked tracks in East Flatbush-Farragut, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.