Cafe Canary

• gradeGrade C ⏳
• grade postedFebruary 21, 2025
• inspection score5 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 3, 2025 →
• address171 South 4 Street, Brooklyn 11211
• cuisineAmerican
• phone9293308884

Is Cafe Canary clean?

Cafe Canary currently carries Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on February 21, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on April 3, 2025 scoring 5 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads cooked 🪳; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Cafe Canary?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing 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.
• 🛠️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.

When was Cafe Canary last inspected?

Cafe Canary has 5 inspections on record going back to October 27, 2023, averaging 41 points.

Cafe Canary vs North Side-South Side

North Side-South Side runs 80% clean across 581 tracked restaurants — 397 clean, 25 mid, 73 cooked.

Against the 581 spots Cooked tracks in North Side-South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 April 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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