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Artshack Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 21, 2025
- address1129 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn 11216
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone9172515327
Is Artshack Cafe clean?
Artshack Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 21, 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 Artshack Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🧤food-handling slipcriticalTobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
When was Artshack Cafe last inspected?
Artshack Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to June 27, 2022, averaging 9 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| June 28, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 23, 2023 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| June 27, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 5 pts |
Artshack 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 44% 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 May 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.