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BEST DELI

4106 2 AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY 11232

Last inspected Sep 11, 2025

Excellent. Top marks — the latest inspection found no serious issues, or few enough to earn the health department's best band.

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Inspection history

  1. Sep 11, 2025

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    1 violation
    • 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.
  2. May 15, 2025

    7 violations
    • 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.
    • Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
    • Critical:Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
    • Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
    • Critical: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:Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
    • Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
  3. Mar 26, 2024

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    3 violations
    • Critical:After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
    • 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.
    • Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
  4. Jan 10, 2023

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    3 violations
    • Critical:Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
    • Critical:Food, supplies, and equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
    • 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.

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