Happy Garden

370 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213

Chinese

Last inspected: Aug 27, 2025

Score

Medium Risk NYC Grade: Pending

The health department has logged five inspections at Happy Garden, the earliest from 2022. Happy Garden was last inspected on Aug 27, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.

Things have moved in the wrong direction: violation counts went from four to six.

The most common issue across all inspections has been hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F, showing up three times.

Happy Garden's latest score of 55 falls below the Brooklyn average of 77. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Aug 27, 2025

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

3 critical violations. 3 minor violations.

View 6 violations

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.

02H

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

04L

Hot tcs food item not held at or above 140 °f.

02B

Current letter grade or grade pending card not posted

20-06

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

08A

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.

10F

Apr 29, 2024

Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection

2 critical violations.

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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.

02G

Tcs food removed from cold holding or prepared from or combined with ingredients at room temperature not cooled by an approved method to 41 °f or below within 4 hours.

02I

Mar 28, 2024

Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection

4 critical violations. 3 minor violations.

View 7 violations

Unclean or cracked whole eggs or unpasteurized liquid, frozen or powdered eggs kept or used.

03C

02G

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.

06C

Hot tcs food item not held at or above 140 °f.

02B

Thawing procedure improper.

09B

Dishwashing and ware washing: cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.

10G

Current letter grade or "grade pending" card not conspicuously posted or visible to passersby

20-05

Sep 30, 2022

Cycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection

1 minor violation.

View 1 violation

10F

Sep 27, 2022

Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection

8 critical violations. 1 minor violation.

View 9 violations

02G

Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.

04M

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

04L

Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.

06F

Personal cleanliness is inadequate. outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. effective hair restraint not worn where required. jewelry is worn on hands or arms. fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.

06A

Hot tcs food item not held at or above 140 °f.

02B

Food, supplies, and equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.

06C

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.

04N

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

08A

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Happy Garden last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Happy Garden on file is from Aug 27, 2025. The public record contains five inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Happy Garden?

Across the inspection record, hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Happy Garden.

How does Happy Garden compare to other restaurants in Brooklyn?

Happy Garden most recently scored 55 out of 100, which is lower than the Brooklyn average of 77.

Has Happy Garden's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Happy Garden have flagged more violations than earlier ones, ticking from about four per visit to around six more recently.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Happy Garden means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

How often is Happy Garden inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Happy Garden is inspected around two times per year on average.

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