The Drift

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 13, 2025 →
• address579 Meeker Avenue, Brooklyn 11222
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7185047776

Is The Drift clean?

The Drift is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 13, 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 Drift?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

When was The Drift last inspected?

The Drift has 4 inspections on record going back to April 29, 2022, averaging 19 points.

The Drift vs Greenpoint

Greenpoint runs 80% clean across 317 tracked restaurants — 218 clean, 19 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 317 spots Cooked tracks in Greenpoint, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

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 March 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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