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City Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 30, 2026
- address4923 18 Avenue, Brooklyn 11204
- cuisineJewish/Kosher
- phone9179754045
Is City Cafe clean?
City Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 30, 2026. 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 City Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
When was City Cafe last inspected?
City Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to December 7, 2025, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 7, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
City Cafe vs Borough Park
Borough Park runs 72% clean across 119 tracked restaurants — 73 clean, 9 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 119 spots Cooked tracks in Borough Park, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.
Other spots in Borough Park
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 April 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.