Barreras Cafe+Deli

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 2, 2023 →
• address5423 5 Avenue, Brooklyn 11220
• cuisineAmerican
• phone9193376088

Is Barreras Cafe+Deli clean?

Barreras Cafe+Deli is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 2, 2023. 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 Barreras Cafe+Deli?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 2, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, supplies, and equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was Barreras Cafe+Deli last inspected?

Barreras Cafe+Deli has 2 inspections on record going back to October 26, 2022, averaging 17 points.

Barreras Cafe+Deli vs Sunset Park East

Sunset Park East runs 74% clean across 373 tracked restaurants — 245 clean, 35 mid, 49 cooked.

Against the 373 spots Cooked tracks in Sunset Park East, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 February 2, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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