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Tota's
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score22 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJune 23, 2026
- address244 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn 11213
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone7187735109
Is Tota's clean?
New York currently lists Tota's as grade pending, following an inspection on June 23, 2026 that scored 22 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was B on February 3, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Tota's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 23, 2026, 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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
When was Tota's last inspected?
Tota's has 6 inspections on record going back to December 8, 2023, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| April 24, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 43 pts |
| February 3, 2025 | Grade B | 23 pts |
| September 30, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 8 pts |
| February 8, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| December 8, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
Tota's vs Crown Heights North
Crown Heights North runs 82% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 209 clean, 10 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Crown Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 June 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.