Vinny's Lunchbox

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 28, 2025 →
• address171 Avenue U, Brooklyn 11223
• cuisineAmerican
• phone__________

Is Vinny's Lunchbox clean?

Vinny's Lunchbox is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 28, 2025. 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 Vinny's Lunchbox?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️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.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

When was Vinny's Lunchbox last inspected?

Vinny's Lunchbox has 4 inspections on record going back to April 28, 2022, averaging 23 points.

Vinny's Lunchbox vs Bensonhurst East

Bensonhurst East runs 81% clean across 141 tracked restaurants — 100 clean, 9 mid, 14 cooked.

Against the 141 spots Cooked tracks in Bensonhurst East, this one comes out cleaner than 56% 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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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 March 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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