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Cafe Alula
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 29, 2025
- address252 Franklin Street, Brooklyn 11222
- cuisineSandwiches/Salads/Mixed Buffet
- phone7183166161
Is Cafe Alula clean?
Cafe Alula is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 29, 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 Cafe Alula?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
When was Cafe Alula last inspected?
Cafe Alula has 3 inspections on record going back to June 5, 2023, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 29, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| November 18, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| June 5, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Cafe Alula vs Greenpoint
Greenpoint runs 80% clean across 309 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 17 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 309 spots Cooked tracks in Greenpoint, this one comes out cleaner than 60% 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 August 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.