Caffe Borbone

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedJune 4, 2025
• inspection score35 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedSeptember 18, 2026 →
• address25-07 Steinway Street, Queens 11103
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone7187771023

Is Caffe Borbone clean?

Caffe Borbone currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on June 4, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on September 18, 2026 scoring 35 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 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Caffe Borbone?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
• 🛠️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.
• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

When was Caffe Borbone last inspected?

Caffe Borbone has 4 inspections on record going back to April 18, 2023, averaging 24 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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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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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 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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