Espresso Me

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedDecember 31, 2024
• inspection score32 pts
• critical violations5
• last inspectedJune 8, 2026 →
• address88 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn 11201
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone9175195538

Is Espresso Me clean?

Espresso Me currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on December 31, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on June 8, 2026 scoring 32 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 5 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 Espresso Me?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 8, 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.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
• ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.

When was Espresso Me last inspected?

Espresso Me has 4 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2024, averaging 14 points.

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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 June 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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