Cooked?The Brooklyn Firefly
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 28, 2025 →
- address7003 3 Avenue, Brooklyn 11209
- cuisineNew American
- phone3475783701
Is The Brooklyn Firefly clean?
The Brooklyn Firefly is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 28, 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 The Brooklyn Firefly?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 28, 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.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
When was The Brooklyn Firefly last inspected?
The Brooklyn Firefly has 3 inspections on record going back to May 30, 2023, averaging 14 points.
May 28, 2025 A
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View full inspection →March 7, 2024 A
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View full inspection →May 30, 2023 Score 19
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View full inspection →The Brooklyn Firefly vs Bay Ridge
Bay Ridge runs 78% clean across 364 tracked restaurants — 250 clean, 19 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 364 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 42% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 May 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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