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Babel Loft
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score29 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 2, 2024
- address646 Dean Street, Brooklyn 11238
- cuisineAmerican
- phone9175350500
Is Babel Loft clean?
New York currently lists Babel Loft as grade pending, following an inspection on February 2, 2024 that scored 29 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Babel Loft?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 2, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔥hot food not kept hot enoughcriticalTime/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) food not cooked to required minimum internal temperature. • Poultry, poultry parts, ground and comminuted poultry, all stuffing containing poultry, meats, fish or ratites to or above 165 °F for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process • Ground meat, and food containing ground and comminuted meat, to or above 158 °F for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process, except per individual customer request • Pork, any food containing pork to or above 150 °F for 15 seconds • Mechanically tenderized or injected meats to or above 155 °F. • Whole meat roasts and beef steak to or above required temperature and time except per individual customer request • Raw animal foods cooked in microwave to or above165 °F, covered, rotated or stirred • All other foods to or above 140 °F for 15 seconds; shell eggs to or above 145 °F for 15 seconds except per individual customer request.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
- 🚿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.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueToilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🛠️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 Babel Loft last inspected?
Babel Loft has 1 inspection on record going back to February 2, 2024, averaging 29 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
Babel Loft vs Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights runs 78% clean across 139 tracked restaurants — 102 clean, 9 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 139 spots Cooked tracks in Prospect Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 February 2, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.