Grade AAfrican

Ecowas Kitchen (amala Junction)

1039 BELMONT AVENUE, Brooklyn, 11208

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (11 months ago).

Last inspected Aug 26, 2025 · New York City health department

Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
Critical
Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
Critical
Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

Date	Result	Type	Violations
Aug 26, 2025	Grade A	Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection	3 (2 critical)
Apr 10, 2025	Grade C	Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection	6 (4 critical)
Dec 11, 2024	Grade Pending	Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection	9 (6 critical)
Apr 3, 2023	Grade A	Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection	4 (1 critical)

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

3×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
3×Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.
2×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.
2×An issue with how food is prepared, protected, or handled during service.
2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

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