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Sister's & Family Restaurant: health inspection history

1727 Pitkin Avenue, New York City, NY 11212

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Address
1727 Pitkin Avenue, New York City, NY 11212
Borough
Brooklyn
Cuisine (as listed)
African
Most recent grade
Grade A issued Mar 4, 2025 (later inspections in the data have not produced a new grade yet)
Latest inspection
Oct 6, 2026 (Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection)
Records shown
3 inspections, May 6, 2024 to Oct 6, 2026

Across these 3 inspection records, the health department cited 14 violations, of which 8 were flagged critical. The score behind its most recent letter grade was 12 points. Among 96 graded restaurants in ZIP 11212, the median score behind the latest grade is 12 points. In New York City, lower scores are better.

Inspection history

Oct 6, 2026 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Score: 41Violations were cited in the following area(s).
  • 08ANot critical Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
  • 04HCritical Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
  • 06CCritical Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
  • 09BNot critical Thawing procedure improper.
  • 10FNot critical 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.
  • 02BCritical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
  • 04NCritical 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.

Mar 4, 2025 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Score: 12Grade: Grade AViolations were cited in the following area(s).
  • 02BCritical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
  • 09BNot critical Thawing procedure improper.

May 6, 2024 Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection

Score: 34Grade: Grade CViolations were cited in the following area(s).
  • 03ICritical Juice packaged on premises with no or incomplete label, no warning statement
  • 09CNot critical Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
  • 09BNot critical Thawing procedure improper.
  • 02BCritical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
  • 06CCritical Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

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Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), “DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results” dataset on the official open data portal. Source data as of Nov 4, 2026; imported by FoodCheck USA on Nov 5, 2026. Report a problem with this record.