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Brooklyn Kolache
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score5 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 19, 2025
- address520 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn 11205
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone7183981111
Is Brooklyn Kolache clean?
Brooklyn Kolache is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 19, 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 Brooklyn Kolache?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽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 Brooklyn Kolache last inspected?
Brooklyn Kolache has 4 inspections on record going back to February 2, 2023, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 19, 2025 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| August 27, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 11, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| February 2, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Brooklyn Kolache 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 81% 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 November 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.