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Chez Alex
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 20, 2025
- address72 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn 11221
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone7184844077
Is Chez Alex clean?
Chez Alex is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 20, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Chez Alex?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Chez Alex last inspected?
Chez Alex has 5 inspections on record going back to December 19, 2022, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| March 20, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 23, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 4 pts |
| December 22, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 9 pts |
| December 19, 2022 | closed by the city | 9 pts |
Chez Alex vs Stuyvesant Heights
Stuyvesant Heights runs 79% clean across 155 tracked restaurants — 108 clean, 8 mid, 20 cooked.
Against the 155 spots Cooked tracks in Stuyvesant Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.