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Aroma Cafe
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 29, 2025
- address4331 Katonah Avenue, Bronx 10470
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone9174557673
Is Aroma Cafe clean?
Aroma Cafe is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 29, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Aroma Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🛠️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.
When was Aroma Cafe last inspected?
Aroma Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to October 24, 2024, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| August 29, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 5, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
| February 28, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 40 pts |
| October 24, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
Aroma Cafe vs Woodlawn-Wakefield
Woodlawn-Wakefield runs 76% clean across 76 tracked restaurants — 55 clean, 5 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 76 spots Cooked tracks in Woodlawn-Wakefield, this one comes out cleaner than 46% of them.
Other spots in Woodlawn-Wakefield
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 August 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.