Jen's Roti Shop and Bakery

838 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

Passed · Apr 30, 2025 Directions
78
Fair BiteKarma score 78 out of 100
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 3 of 6 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Apr 30, 2025: passed with 2 violations, 1 critical. That was a follow-up after failing on Feb 13, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F, cited 5 times.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Apr 30

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
    • Minor Swollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
  3. Failed Feb 13

    Cycle Inspection

    3 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical 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 Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
    • Critical Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain time/temperature control for safety foods (TCS) at required temperatures
  4. 2024
  5. Failed Jul 2

    Cycle Inspection

    4 violations, 2 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
    • Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
    • Minor Thawing procedure improper
    • Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
  6. Passed Mar 14

    Cycle Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F

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