Aksaray Turkish Cafe And Restaurant

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 15, 2026 →
• address1618 East 16 Street, Brooklyn 11229
• cuisineTurkish
• phone7183759237

Is Aksaray Turkish Cafe And Restaurant clean?

Aksaray Turkish Cafe And Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 15, 2026. 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 Aksaray Turkish Cafe And Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.

When was Aksaray Turkish Cafe And Restaurant last inspected?

Aksaray Turkish Cafe And Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2024, averaging 19 points.

Aksaray Turkish Cafe And Restaurant vs Madison

Madison runs 72% clean across 83 tracked restaurants — 52 clean, 10 mid, 10 cooked.

Against the 83 spots Cooked tracks in Madison, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 June 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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