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Mitchell's Kitchen

261 PATCHEN AVENUE, Brooklyn, 11233

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (1 year ago).

Last inspected Mar 11, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Mar 11, 2025

  • 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.

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

    Critical

  • A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

    Non-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.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Mar 11, 2025Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (1 critical)
Jul 26, 2024Grade ACycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection1 (1 critical)
Jul 23, 2024Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection1 (1 critical)
Jun 12, 2023Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection5 (3 critical)
Apr 8, 2022Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection1
Mar 30, 2022Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection6 (3 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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.
  • 2×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×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.
  • 2×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.
  • 2×Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 9 rodent inspections on record, 4 finding rat activity.

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