New York City
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Big John's Coffee Shop & Grill

876 4 Avenue, New York City, NY 11232 · Brooklyn · American

Passed all 5 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
5
5 passed
Last Inspected
2025-08-25
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
Score
71/100
BEAT
5 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-08-25
No closures across all 5 inspections on record
6 sanitation violations found across 4 inspections
4 pest activity violations found across 2 inspections
Sanitation critical
Pest Activity critical
Food Storage & Handling critical
Other minor
2025-08-25 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
CRITICAL 3
minor Sanitation

Non-food 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 under

critical Food Storage & Handling

Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condi

critical Sanitation

Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

2025-06-26 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
CRITICAL 5
minor Sanitation

Non-food 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 under

critical Food Storage & Handling

Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condi

critical Sanitation

Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

minor Pest Activity

Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

critical Pest Activity

Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

2025-06-26 violations cited Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
1
minor Other

Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information

2024-04-05 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
CRITICAL 2
critical Food Storage & Handling

Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condi

critical Sanitation

Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

2023-05-08 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
CRITICAL 3
minor Pest Activity

Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

critical Pest Activity

Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

minor Sanitation

Non-food 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 under

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Data sourced from NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene · Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency. · How we score
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