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Pita Sababa

540 KINGS HIGHWAY, Brooklyn, 11223

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (5 months ago).

Last inspected Feb 17, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Feb 17, 2026

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

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

    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.

  • 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

  • Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.

    Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.

    Critical

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

    Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

    Critical

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Feb 17, 2026Grade BCycle Inspection / Re-inspection5 (4 critical)
Nov 17, 2025Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection7 (5 critical)
Sep 10, 2024Grade APre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection3 (1 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.
  • 2×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

Around this address

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

  • 14 rodent inspections on record, 8 finding rat activity.
  • 3 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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