Upper Dem Xpress

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 20, 2026 →
• address915 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn 11203
• cuisineCaribbean
• phone3472403811

Is Upper Dem Xpress clean?

Upper Dem Xpress is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 20, 2026. 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 Upper Dem Xpress?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.

When was Upper Dem Xpress last inspected?

Upper Dem Xpress has 5 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2023, averaging 24 points.

Upper Dem Xpress vs Rugby-Remsen Village

Rugby-Remsen Village runs 82% clean across 80 tracked restaurants — 61 clean, 2 mid, 11 cooked.

Against the 80 spots Cooked tracks in Rugby-Remsen Village, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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.

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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 April 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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