Cooked?Cava
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 29, 2025 →
- address174 North 4 Street, Brooklyn 11211
- cuisineMediterranean
- phone3472352944
Is Cava clean?
Cava is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 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 Cava?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueAccurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Cava last inspected?
Cava has 2 inspections on record going back to August 23, 2023, averaging 9 points.
May 29, 2025 A
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View full inspection →August 23, 2023 A
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View full inspection →Cava 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 77% 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 May 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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