The Custom House

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 13, 2026 →
• address139 Montague Street, Brooklyn 11201
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7186436000

Is The Custom House clean?

The Custom House is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 13, 2026. 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 Custom House?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.

When was The Custom House last inspected?

The Custom House has 4 inspections on record going back to February 2, 2023, averaging 14 points.

The Custom House vs Brooklyn Heights-Cobble Hill

Brooklyn Heights-Cobble Hill runs 81% clean across 136 tracked restaurants — 101 clean, 8 mid, 16 cooked.

Against the 136 spots Cooked tracks in Brooklyn Heights-Cobble Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 January 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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