5ive Spice Tacos and Banh Mi
52 5 Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 2 of 3 graded inspections since 2023.
- Last inspected Aug 13, 2025: passed with 3 violations, 1 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: 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, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2025
- Passed Aug 13
Cycle Inspection
3 violations, 1 critical
- Critical 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
- Minor Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food-contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained
- Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
- 2024
- Failed Oct 8
Cycle Inspection
4 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
- Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
- Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
- Minor Nonfood-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
- 2023
- Passed May 15
Cycle Inspection
3 violations, 1 critical
- Critical 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
- Minor Garbage receptacle not pest or water resistant, with tight-fitting lids, and covered except while in active use. Garbage receptacle and cover not cleaned after emptying and prior to reuse. Garbage, refuse and other solid and liquid waste not collected, stored, removed and disposed of so as to prevent a nuisance
- Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
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