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MONTEGO ISLAND CUISINE

598 CLARKSON AVENUE Brooklyn NY 11203

Health Inspection: violations

Score: 53

Official health department data. Inspected 2026-06-23; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

11 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-06-23), including 7 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2026-06-23: Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection

Score: 53. Violations were cited in the following area(s).

  • Critical: 02B — Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
  • 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: 04A — Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
  • Critical: 04L — Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
  • Critical: 04M — Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
  • Critical: 04N — Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
  • Critical: 06E — Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
  • Not Critical: 08A — Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
  • Not Critical: 10D — Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
  • Not Critical: 10F — 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 underneath the unit.
  • Not Critical: 28-06 — Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.

Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.

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