Bkyln Kettle Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 27, 2026 →
• 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 July 27, 2026. 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 Bkyln Kettle Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️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.
• 🌡️food-temperature slipcritical
  Hot TCS food item that has been cooked and cooled is being held for service without first being reheated to 165º F or above within 2 hours.
• 🧽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 Bkyln Kettle Cafe last inspected?

Bkyln Kettle Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to July 31, 2023, averaging 12 points.

Bkyln Kettle Cafe vs Bedford

Bedford runs 79% clean across 206 tracked restaurants — 142 clean, 10 mid, 27 cooked.

Against the 206 spots Cooked tracks in Bedford, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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