Brooklyn, NY — Six2 Restaurant & Bakery, a Caribbean restaurant at 1101 Clarkson Avenue in Brooklyn, received a score of 37 during a New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) inspection conducted on March 20, 2026, resulting in a Grade C designation. The data was released by DOHMH on March 25, 2026. Inspectors cited two critical violations and no non-critical violations.
What Inspectors Found
Inspectors documented two critical violations during the March inspection.
The first, Code 04L, recorded evidence of mice or live mice in the establishment's food or non-food areas. Under NYC Health Code Article 81 and the FDA Food Code, pest activity in a food service establishment is classified as a critical violation due to the risk of food contamination through contact with rodent feces, urine, or direct exposure. Facilities are required to maintain effective pest control measures and eliminate conditions that attract or harbor rodents.
The second critical violation, Code 06F, cited wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in an approved sanitizing solution, between uses. Improper storage of wiping cloths can allow bacterial growth and cross-contamination between food-contact surfaces. The FDA Food Code requires that cloths used for wiping food spills be kept in a sanitizing solution with maintained concentration between uses, or stored clean and dry if used on non-food-contact surfaces.
No non-critical violations were cited during this inspection.
Food Safety Context
NYC Health Code Article 81 governs food service establishments operating in the five boroughs and sets standards for sanitation, food handling, pest control, and equipment maintenance. Inspections are unannounced and scored on a point system; each violation carries a designated point value based on its public health risk level. Critical violations, which carry higher point values, address conditions that have a direct potential to cause foodborne illness or contamination.
Under the DOHMH grading system, a score of 37 places an establishment in the Grade C range. Restaurants have the option to close voluntarily or request a re-inspection before a grade card is posted, or to contest their score through an administrative hearing, during which a Grade Pending card is displayed.
Inspection History
The March 2026 inspection is the most recent in a record that includes both strong scores and significant compliance concerns:
- April 23, 2026: Score 72 (Grade Z — grade pending, under review)
- March 20, 2026: Score 37 (Grade C) — subject of this report
- October 1, 2024: Score 13 (Grade A)
- April 22, 2024: Score 23 (Grade B)
- October 23, 2023: Score 21
- July 1, 2022: Score 8 (Grade P)
- June 27, 2022: Score 97 — closed by DOHMH
The June 2022 closure followed a score of 97, one of the more serious outcomes in the restaurant's recorded history. The subsequent July 2022 re-inspection produced a score of 8, reflecting a significant improvement at that time. The restaurant maintained a Grade A as recently as October 2024.
The April 23, 2026 entry — recorded after the March inspection that is the subject of this article — carries a Grade Z designation. In NYC's grading system, Grade Z indicates that a restaurant has opted for re-inspection before a grade card is posted, or that the score is under administrative review. A score of 72 at that subsequent inspection would fall well within the Grade C range. The final posted grade for that visit will depend on the outcome of any pending review process.
Understanding NYC Restaurant Grades
DOHMH assigns letter grades based on the total point score at inspection:
- A: 0–13 points
- B: 14–27 points
- C: 28 or more points
A "Grade Pending" or "Grade Z" card is posted when a restaurant requests a re-inspection or contests its score before a grade is finalized. The final grade posted reflects the lower of the two scores if a re-inspection occurs.
More About This Restaurant
View the full inspection history for Six2 Restaurant & Bakery including all past inspections, violations, and grade changes.