Cooked?The Charleston
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 3, 2026 →
- address174 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn 11249
- cuisineAmerican
- phone6462805596
Is The Charleston clean?
The Charleston is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 3, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Charleston?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalProperly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
When was The Charleston last inspected?
The Charleston has 2 inspections on record going back to January 17, 2026, averaging 21 points.
August 3, 2026 A
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View full inspection →January 17, 2026 Score 28
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View full inspection →The Charleston vs North Side-South Side
North Side-South Side runs 80% clean across 581 tracked restaurants — 397 clean, 25 mid, 73 cooked.
Against the 581 spots Cooked tracks in North Side-South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 August 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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