Bahia Restaurant & Cafe

• gradeGrade B ⏳
• grade postedJanuary 21, 2025
• inspection score17 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJuly 15, 2026 →
• address690 Grand Street, Brooklyn 11211
• cuisineLatin American
• phone7182189592

Is Bahia Restaurant & Cafe clean?

Bahia Restaurant & Cafe currently carries Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on January 21, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on July 15, 2026 scoring 17 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads mid 😬; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Bahia Restaurant & Cafe?

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

• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.

When was Bahia Restaurant & Cafe last inspected?

Bahia Restaurant & Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to April 25, 2022, averaging 24 points.

Bahia Restaurant & Cafe vs East Williamsburg

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Against the 249 spots Cooked tracks in East Williamsburg, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 July 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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