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Tropical Taste Restaurant & Bakery
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- inspection score44 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedSeptember 29, 2025
- address1426 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11226
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone3473830375
Is Tropical Taste Restaurant & Bakery clean?
Tropical Taste Restaurant & Bakery is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 29, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Tropical Taste Restaurant & Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🚿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.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🪰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 Tropical Taste Restaurant & Bakery last inspected?
Tropical Taste Restaurant & Bakery has 4 inspections on record going back to July 30, 2025, averaging 53 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 2, 2026 | — | |
| November 14, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| September 29, 2025 | Grade C | 44 pts |
| July 30, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 88 pts |
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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 September 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.