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The Bushwick Diner
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 14, 2024
- address299 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn 11237
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7185522455
Is The Bushwick Diner clean?
The Bushwick Diner is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 14, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — 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 The Bushwick Diner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 14, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was The Bushwick Diner last inspected?
The Bushwick Diner has 6 inspections on record going back to February 15, 2023, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| August 14, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 12, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 1, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
| March 23, 2023 | Grade B | 20 pts |
| February 15, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
The Bushwick Diner 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 21% of them.
Other spots in Bushwick North
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 August 14, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.