The Munchies

848 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225

Passed · Apr 29, 2025 Directions
84
Good BiteKarma score 84 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 4 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Apr 29, 2025: passed with 2 violations, 1 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: 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, cited 3 times.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Apr 29

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer's refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor
    • 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
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Apr 10

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical 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 Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Sep 7

    Pre-permit (Operational)

    2 violations
    • Minor Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes
    • 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
  7. Failed Jul 20

    Pre-permit (Operational)

    7 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas
    • 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 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
    • Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
    • Minor Toilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door
    • Minor Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of
    • 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

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