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The Armory
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score15 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 10, 2025
- address149 4 Avenue, Brooklyn 11217
- cuisineAmerican
- phone9293378476
Is The Armory clean?
The Armory is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 10, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 The Armory?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🛠️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 The Armory last inspected?
The Armory has 3 inspections on record going back to October 17, 2024, averaging 31 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 22, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 3 pts |
| April 10, 2025 | Grade B | 15 pts |
| October 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 76 pts |
The Armory vs Park Slope-Gowanus
Park Slope-Gowanus runs 85% clean across 512 tracked restaurants — 397 clean, 24 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 512 spots Cooked tracks in Park Slope-Gowanus, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 April 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.