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Brasserie Toast Cafe
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMarch 31, 2026
- address968 Avenue Of The Americas, Manhattan 10018
- cuisineAmerican
- phone9172616762
Is Brasserie Toast Cafe clean?
Brasserie Toast Cafe is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 31, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Brasserie Toast Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026, 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.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalToxic chemical or pesticide improperly stored or used such that food contamination may occur.
When was Brasserie Toast Cafe last inspected?
Brasserie Toast Cafe has 8 inspections on record going back to December 8, 2023, averaging 32 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| January 23, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
| December 2, 2025 | — | |
| September 17, 2025 | Grade C | 34 pts |
| June 4, 2025 | — | |
| April 8, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| August 15, 2024 | Grade C | 32 pts |
| December 8, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
Brasserie Toast Cafe vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 84% clean across 2,257 tracked restaurants — 1,596 clean, 96 mid, 216 cooked.
Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 March 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.