Cooked?Tropical Shack
health closure
Service stopped by the city.
The current record is a health closure. Read the closing inspection and its date.
- inspection score140 pts
- critical violations5
- last inspectedSeptember 12, 2026 →
- address3029 Stillwell Avenue, Brooklyn 11224
- cuisineJuice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
- phone3477284781
Is Tropical Shack clean?
Tropical Shack is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on September 12, 2026. That inspection scored 140 points and cited 5 critical violations. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Tropical Shack?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰facility hygiene issuecriticalNo approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
- 🚰facility hygiene issuecriticalToilet facility not provided for employees or for patrons when required. Shared patron-employee toilet accessed through kitchen, food prep or storage area or utensil washing area.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
- 🚰facility hygiene issuecriticalSewage disposal system is not provided, improper, inadequate or unapproved.
- ❓questionable food sourcingcriticalNo or inadequate potable water supply. Water or ice not potable or from unapproved source. Bottled water not NY State certified. Cross connection in potable water supply system.
When was Tropical Shack last inspected?
Tropical Shack has 1 inspection on record going back to September 12, 2026, averaging 140 points.
September 12, 2026 Closed by the city
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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 September 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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