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Grade AEthiopian

Ras Plant Based

739 FRANKLIN AVENUE, Brooklyn, 11238

Should you eat here?

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

Last inspected Mar 10, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Mar 10, 2026

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

    Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.

    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 10, 2026Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Re-inspection5 (3 critical)
Jan 12, 2026Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection5 (4 critical)
Aug 21, 2024Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection2 (1 critical)
Jun 25, 2024Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection6 (3 critical)
Mar 16, 2023Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection2 (1 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 3×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.
  • 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×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

Around this address

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

  • 18 rodent inspections on record, 1 finding rat activity.
  • 2 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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