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Caffe Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 17, 2025
- address8401 3 Avenue, Brooklyn 11209
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone7187488700
Is Caffe Cafe clean?
Caffe Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 17, 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 Caffe Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
When was Caffe Cafe last inspected?
Caffe Cafe has 7 inspections on record going back to May 24, 2023, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2025 | — | |
| April 26, 2025 | — | |
| March 17, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| July 31, 2024 | Grade C | 32 pts |
| July 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| June 21, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| May 24, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 43 pts |
Caffe Cafe vs Bay Ridge
Bay Ridge runs 79% clean across 364 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 18 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 364 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 74% 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 March 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.