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357 Hong Kong Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 23, 2025
- address357 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn 11238
- cuisineChinese
- phone6468810106
Is 357 Hong Kong Cafe clean?
357 Hong Kong Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at 357 Hong Kong Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was 357 Hong Kong Cafe last inspected?
357 Hong Kong Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to November 14, 2023, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| December 28, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| November 14, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
357 Hong Kong Cafe vs Bedford
Bedford runs 79% clean across 203 tracked restaurants — 141 clean, 13 mid, 24 cooked.
Against the 203 spots Cooked tracks in Bedford, this one comes out cleaner than 53% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.