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Vinny's Of Carroll Garden
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score26 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedAugust 12, 2025
- address295 Smith Street, Brooklyn 11231
- cuisineItalian
- phone7188755600
Is Vinny's Of Carroll Garden clean?
Vinny's Of Carroll Garden is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 12, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Vinny's Of Carroll Garden?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🌡️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 Vinny's Of Carroll Garden last inspected?
Vinny's Of Carroll Garden has 8 inspections on record going back to August 19, 2022, averaging 32 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2025 | Grade B | 26 pts |
| January 15, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| June 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| May 6, 2024 | Grade C | 79 pts |
| August 28, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 37 pts |
| March 9, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 23, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| August 19, 2022 | Grade A | 0 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 August 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.