health inspection grade Β· DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill Β· Brooklyn
πclean
gradeGrade A
inspection score9 pts
critical violations1
last inspectedApril 29, 2026
address2 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn 11201
cuisineCoffee/Tea
phone7187152745
Is Blank Street Coffee clean?
Blank Street Coffee is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 29, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation β the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Blank Street Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π§½surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
πΏplumbing acting up
Anti-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.
β οΈProviding single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
π οΈsurfaces / 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.
β οΈCaloric content not posted on menus, menu boards or food tags, in a food service establishment that is 1 of 15 or more outlets operating the same type of business nationally under common ownership or control, or as a franchise or doing business under the same name, for each menu item that is served in portions, the size and content of which are standardized.
Caloric content not posted on menus, menu boards or food tags, in a food service establishment that is 1 of 15 or more outlets operating the same type of business nationally under common ownership or control, or as a franchise or doing business under the same name, for each menu item that is served in portions, the size and content of which are standardized.
When was Blank Street Coffee last inspected?
Blank Street Coffee has 3 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2024, averaging 8 points.
date
result
score
April 29, 2026
Grade A
9 pts
April 9, 2025
Grade A
3 pts
May 17, 2024
Grade A
13 pts
Blank Street Coffee vs DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill
DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill runs 85% clean across 407 tracked restaurants β 311 clean, 19 mid, 38 cooked.
Against the 407 spots Cooked tracks in DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 58% of them.
Other spots in DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0β13 points earns an A, 14β27 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 β it stays βGrade Pendingβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.