Ginjan Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 8, 2025
• address333 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11216
• cuisineAfrican
• phone9292489696

Is Ginjan Cafe clean?

Ginjan Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 8, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ginjan Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-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.
• 🧼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.

When was Ginjan Cafe last inspected?

Ginjan Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2023, averaging 21 points.

Ginjan Cafe vs Bedford

Bedford runs 79% clean across 203 tracked restaurants — 141 clean, 13 mid, 24 cooked.

Against the 203 spots Cooked tracks in Bedford, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 April 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.