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The Grounds Of Brooklyn
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 28, 2025
- address1117 Newkirk Avenue, Brooklyn 11230
- cuisineItalian
- phone7186760373
Is The Grounds Of Brooklyn clean?
The Grounds Of Brooklyn is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 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 Grounds Of Brooklyn?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
When was The Grounds Of Brooklyn last inspected?
The Grounds Of Brooklyn has 3 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2022, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| February 8, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| August 30, 2022 | Grade A | 9 pts |
The Grounds Of Brooklyn vs Flatbush
Flatbush runs 77% clean across 225 tracked restaurants — 151 clean, 7 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 225 spots Cooked tracks in Flatbush, this one comes out cleaner than 80% 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.
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 February 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.