Brooklyn, NY — P&S Bakery Restaurant, a Caribbean restaurant located at 917 Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, received a score of 42 during a New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene inspection conducted on April 3, 2026. The score places the establishment in the Grade C range, which applies to restaurants scoring 28 points or higher. Inspection data was released by DOHMH on April 7, 2026.
The inspection identified two critical violations and no non-critical violations.
What Inspectors Found
Both violations documented during the April inspection relate to temperature control for Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) foods — a category that includes items requiring refrigeration to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
The first violation, cited under Code 02G, recorded that cold TCS food items were held above 41°F. Under applicable food safety standards, cold TCS foods must be maintained at or below 41°F to prevent bacterial proliferation. Items in this category include dairy, cooked proteins, and other perishable foods common in Caribbean cuisine preparation.
The second violation, cited under Code 05F, noted that the establishment had insufficient or no equipment capable of maintaining TCS foods at required cold holding temperatures. This violation addresses the equipment itself rather than the food conditions directly, indicating that the means to achieve proper cold storage was inadequate at the time of inspection.
Together, these two violations accounted for the full point total of 42, placing the restaurant in Grade C territory.
Food Safety Context
Temperature control is among the most consistently emphasized areas of food safety regulation. Under NYC Health Code Article 81 and the FDA Food Code, maintaining proper cold holding temperatures is a fundamental requirement for any food service establishment. Cold TCS foods held above 41°F enter what regulators define as the temperature danger zone, a range in which certain pathogens can multiply to unsafe levels within a matter of hours.
Critical violations — the designation assigned to both findings in this inspection — are defined by DOHMH as conditions that pose a direct risk to public health. They carry higher point values than non-critical violations, which is reflected in the resulting score.
The FDA Food Code, which New York City's health code substantially mirrors, requires that cold holding equipment maintain food at or below 41°F and that establishments have sufficient refrigeration capacity to handle their volume of TCS foods.
Inspection History
P&S Bakery Restaurant has a variable inspection record over the past several years. A follow-up inspection conducted on May 16, 2026 — approximately six weeks after the April 3 inspection — resulted in a score of 9, a Grade A outcome, suggesting corrective action was taken in the interim. The prior history includes:
- May 16, 2026: Score 9 (Grade A)
- May 29, 2025: Score 7 (Grade A)
- May 24, 2024: Score 11 (Grade A)
- April 5, 2024: Score 20
- December 5, 2023: Score 24 (Grade B)
- November 9, 2023: Score 27
- March 7, 2023: Score 19 (Grade B)
- February 23, 2023: Score 20
- September 14, 2022: Score 2 (Grade C)
- September 9, 2022: Score 0 (Closed)
The restaurant was closed by DOHMH following a September 2022 inspection and subsequently scored a Grade C on a re-inspection that same month. The establishment then maintained Grade A scores across three consecutive annual inspections from 2024 through 2025 before the April 2026 findings. The May 2026 follow-up score of 9 indicates the violations identified in April were addressed.
Understanding NYC Restaurant Grades
New York City's restaurant grading system is based on the total point value assigned during a DOHMH inspection:
- A (Grade A): Score of 0 to 13 points
- B (Grade B): Score of 14 to 27 points
- C (Grade C): Score of 28 points or higher
Restaurants are required to post their current grade card in a window visible to the public. When a restaurant scores in the B or C range on an initial inspection, it has the option to be re-inspected before a grade is officially assigned.
Inspection records for all New York City restaurants are publicly available through the DOHMH Restaurant Inspection Results database at the NYC Open Data portal. Consumers can search by restaurant name, address, or cuisine type to review current and historical inspection data.
More About This Restaurant
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