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Dept. Of Culture
african · restaurant · 327 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216
No matching liquor license found in our snapshot. NYC Health grade A (since 2024-02-29). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2024-02-29.
Key facts
- Health grade
- A (current status since 2024-02-29; last inspected 2025-11-21, 5 critical violation(s) at last inspection) [official record]
- Alcohol
- No matching license found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Outdoor dining
- No matching permit found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Reservations
- yes: book on SevenRooms
- Online ordering
- unknown
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (617) 717-8173
- Website
- https://www.deptofculturebk.com
- Menu
- unknown
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- unknown
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- unknown
- happy hour
- unknown
- brunch
- unknown
- live music
- unknown
- kids menu
- unknown
- wheelchair accessible
- unknown
- dog friendly
- unknown
- byob
- yes [business claim, website]
- cash only
- unknown
- walk ins
- unknown
- catering
- unknown
- gift cards
- unknown
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| accepts reservations | True | business claim | Links to SevenRooms booking | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| byob | True | business claim | …8:30pm seating Friday-Saturday Reservations are accepted for parties of 6 or less. We are BYOB HOURS Thursday --Saturday: Thursday 7pm Friday / Saturday 6 PM and 8:30 PM Seatings depto… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "restaurant", "african_restaurant"], "primary": "african_restaurant"} | directory category | Overture place 22db8871-d174-40e2-903b-6197558be305 (Dept. of Culture), match score 1.00, 20m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine dohmh | African | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health grade | A | official record | Letter grade A issued 2024-02-29 | dohmh | source date 2024-02-29 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 5, "last_inspection": "2025-11-21", "last_score": 64, "status": "A", "status_date": "2024-02-29"} | official record | Last inspected 2025-11-21, score 64; latest grade status A (grade A) on 2024-02-29; critical: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas. | Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations. | Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer | dohmh | source date 2024-02-29 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| https://www.instagram.com/deptofculturebk | directory category | Overture place 22db8871-d174-40e2-903b-6197558be305 (Dept. of Culture), match score 1.00, 20m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
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| reservation | {"platform": "SevenRooms", "url": "https://www.sevenrooms.com/explore/deptofculture/reservations/create/search/"} | business claim | Link 'Book here' on site | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| website | https://www.deptofculturebk.com | directory category | Overture place 22db8871-d174-40e2-903b-6197558be305 (Dept. of Culture), match score 1.00, 20m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-29 | Health grade added: A Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2024-02-29 | dohmh |
| 2024-02-29 | Establishment appeared First pre-permit inspection on 2024-02-29 (new establishment) | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2024-02-29 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-50114321 · JSON