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Bowl movement: Health inspectors shut 4.8-star Bushwick bowl shop over 4 critical violations

The Wilson Avenue bowl shop has more than 100 five-star Google reviews. City inspectors closed it Oct. 28 on its first inspection and scored it 102 points, the most of the 11 restaurants shut citywide that week. An A takes fewer than 14.

By Bushwick Daily Food & Drink Desk

Nov. 9, 2026 · 3 min read

Four images: a gloved hand holding a falafel bowl with hummus, chickpeas, pickles and rice; a card reading 'Bushwick Restaurant Closed After Failed Health Inspection' above the four critical violations from the city's Oct. 28, 2026 inspection record; the restaurant's lit storefront at its grand opening, hung with green balloons; and a padlock on the restaurant's door beside scraps of a yellow sticker, under a Google rating card reading 4.8 stars from 118 reviews.
149 Wilson Ave. on Monday, Nov. 9. Photo: AJ Applequist. Source: NYC DOHMH restaurant inspection results, NYC Open Data.
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Bowl movement: Health inspectors shut 4.8-star Bushwick bowl shop over 4 critical violations

The Wilson Avenue bowl shop has more than 100 five-star Google reviews. City inspectors closed it Oct. 28 on its first inspection and scored it 102 points, the most of the 11 restaurants shut citywide that week. An A takes fewer than 14.

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Bowl movement: Health inspectors shut 4.8-star Bushwick bowl shop over 4 critical violations
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Pure Bowl & Go, a Mediterranean bowl shop at 149 Wilson Ave. in Bushwick, averages 4.8 out of 5 stars on Google, with more than 100 five-star reviews. City health inspectors shut it down on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

The inspection came to 102 violation points; an A takes fewer than 14. No other restaurant the city shut from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5 scored worse. What inspectors found…

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