Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
550 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
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
- No critical violations in the last two years.
- Passed 2 of 4 graded inspections since 2022.
- Last inspected Jan 27, 2025: passed with 1 violation. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2025
- Passed Jan 27
Cycle Inspection
1 violation
- 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
- 2024
- Failed Oct 7
Cycle Inspection
3 violations, 2 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
- Critical No handwashing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or warewashing area. Handwashing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-handwashing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device
- 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
- 2022
- Passed Sep 30
Cycle Inspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations
- Failed Mar 21
Cycle Inspection
4 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility's food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and phorid flies
- Critical Food protection certificate not held by supervisor of food operations
- Critical Food-contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred
- Minor Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.