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SPECIAL BBQ
5606 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY Brooklyn NY 11219
Health Inspection: violations
Score: 27
Official health department data. Inspected 2025-12-04; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-12-04), including 3 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2025-12-04: Pre-permit (Operational) / Compliance Inspection
Score: 27. Violations were cited in the following area(s).
- Critical: 02G — 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.
- Critical: 04L — Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- Critical: 06A — Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- Not Critical: 08A — Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- Not Critical: 08C — Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
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