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Alegrito Espresso Bar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 22, 2025
- address2216 65 Street, Brooklyn 11204
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone3474924997
Is Alegrito Espresso Bar clean?
Alegrito Espresso Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Alegrito Espresso Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalProperly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
When was Alegrito Espresso Bar last inspected?
Alegrito Espresso Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to May 22, 2023, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 22, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| July 12, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| May 22, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Alegrito Espresso Bar vs Bensonhurst East
Bensonhurst East runs 82% clean across 139 tracked restaurants — 99 clean, 9 mid, 13 cooked.
Against the 139 spots Cooked tracks in Bensonhurst East, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 November 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.