Avenue P Appetizer
466 AVENUE P, Brooklyn, 11223
Should you eat here?
Mostly OK — but 2 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (1 year ago). Details below.
Last inspected May 8, 2025 · New York City health department
What the inspector found on May 8, 2025
Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.
After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
CriticalRaw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Critical
Inspection history
| Date | Result | Type | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | Grade A | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | 2 (2 critical) |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Grade Pending | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | 4 (3 critical) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Grade B | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | 6 (3 critical) |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Grade Pending | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | 8 (5 critical) |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Grade A | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | 3 (1 critical) |
Problems that keep coming back
Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.
- 4×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
- 3×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
- 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
- 2×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.
- 2×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.
- 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
- 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
Around this address
City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.
- 1 rodent inspection on record, none finding rat activity.
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