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Olas Kitchen

821 VAN SICLEN AVENUE, Brooklyn, 11207

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 3 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (2 months ago). Details below.

Last inspected May 21, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on May 21, 2026

  • An issue with how food is prepared, protected, or handled during service.

    Food, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.

    Critical

  • A staff hygiene issue, such as handwashing, glove use, or bare-hand contact with food.

    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.

    Critical

  • 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.

    Critical

  • A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

    Thawing procedure improper.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
May 21, 2026Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Re-inspection4 (3 critical)
Oct 15, 2025Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection4 (2 critical)
Jun 3, 2024Grade APre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection3 (1 critical)
Oct 10, 2023Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection4 (2 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 3×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.
  • 2×A staff hygiene issue, such as handwashing, glove use, or bare-hand contact with food.

Around this address

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

  • 3 rodent inspections on record, none finding rat activity.
  • 1 recent 311 complaint filed at this address.

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