Cooked?Cafe Renaissance
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- grade postedApril 17, 2023
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedSeptember 19, 2024 →
- address802 Kings Highway, Brooklyn 11223
- cuisineJewish/Kosher
- phone7183821900
Is Cafe Renaissance clean?
Cafe Renaissance currently carries Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on April 17, 2023 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on September 19, 2024 scoring 10 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads mid 😬; the numbers above come from the newer visit.
What did inspectors find at Cafe Renaissance?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 19, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
When was Cafe Renaissance last inspected?
Cafe Renaissance has 3 inspections on record going back to July 11, 2022, averaging 9 points.
September 19, 2024 Score 10
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View full inspection →April 17, 2023 B
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View full inspection →July 11, 2022 Score 0
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View full inspection →Cafe Renaissance vs Homecrest
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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 September 19, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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