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Zatar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 8, 2025
- address201 Central Avenue, Brooklyn 11221
- cuisineMiddle Eastern
- phone3476277641
Is Zatar clean?
Zatar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 8, 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 Zatar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 8, 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 / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle 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 Zatar last inspected?
Zatar has 3 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2022, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 11, 2024 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| October 4, 2022 | Grade B | 20 pts |
Zatar vs Bushwick South
Bushwick South runs 78% clean across 202 tracked restaurants — 142 clean, 9 mid, 30 cooked.
Against the 202 spots Cooked tracks in Bushwick South, this one comes out cleaner than 27% of them.
Other spots in Bushwick South
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 July 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.