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Bkyln Kettle Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 24, 2025
- address385 Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn 11216
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone6462699499
Is Bkyln Kettle Cafe clean?
Bkyln Kettle Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 24, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bkyln Kettle Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Bkyln Kettle Cafe last inspected?
Bkyln Kettle Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to July 31, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 24, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| November 8, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 11 pts |
| August 15, 2023 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| July 31, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
Bkyln Kettle 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 76% 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 April 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.