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Tamara's Jamaican Restaurant
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 17, 2025
- address2612C Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn 11208
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone3475646895
Is Tamara's Jamaican Restaurant clean?
Tamara's Jamaican Restaurant is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 17, 2025. 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 Tamara's Jamaican Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueLighting inadequate; permanent lighting not provided in food preparation areas, ware washing areas, and storage rooms. Shatterproof bulb or shield to prevent broken glass from falling into food or onto surfaces, not installed.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Tamara's Jamaican Restaurant last inspected?
Tamara's Jamaican Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to June 12, 2023, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| March 17, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| March 22, 2024 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| June 12, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
Tamara's Jamaican Restaurant vs East New York
East New York runs 86% clean across 142 tracked restaurants — 110 clean, 7 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 142 spots Cooked tracks in East New York, this one comes out cleaner than 52% 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 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.