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The Social Ice Cream Shop
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 20, 2025
- address816 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn 11238
- cuisineFrozen Desserts
- phone9175131408
Is The Social Ice Cream Shop clean?
The Social Ice Cream Shop is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 20, 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 Social Ice Cream Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was The Social Ice Cream Shop last inspected?
The Social Ice Cream Shop has 5 inspections on record going back to March 25, 2023, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| September 29, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| January 29, 2025 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| October 15, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| March 25, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
The Social Ice Cream Shop vs Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights runs 78% clean across 139 tracked restaurants — 102 clean, 9 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 139 spots Cooked tracks in Prospect Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 November 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.