Yakar

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 18, 2024
• address1385 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn 11230
• cuisineJewish/Kosher
• phone8555222527

Is Yakar clean?

Yakar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 18, 2024. 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 Yakar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 18, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-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.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
• 🍽️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 Yakar last inspected?

Yakar has 3 inspections on record going back to March 27, 2023, averaging 19 points.

Yakar vs Midwood

Midwood runs 76% clean across 84 tracked restaurants — 58 clean, 7 mid, 11 cooked.

Against the 84 spots Cooked tracks in Midwood, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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.

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 November 18, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.