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Vinegar Hill House
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 22, 2024
- address72 Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn 11201
- cuisineNew American
- phone7185221018
Is Vinegar Hill House clean?
Vinegar Hill House is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 22, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. 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 Vinegar Hill House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 22, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
When was Vinegar Hill House last inspected?
Vinegar Hill House has 2 inspections on record going back to May 22, 2024, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
| May 22, 2024 | Grade A | 13 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 May 22, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.