Golden Sands Cafe

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedDecember 12, 2024
• inspection score19 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 11, 2026 →
• address1924 Avenue U, Brooklyn 11229
• cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
• phone7186488898

Is Golden Sands Cafe clean?

Golden Sands Cafe currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on December 12, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on May 11, 2026 scoring 19 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 2 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 Golden Sands Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🕳️conditions that attract pests
  Garbage receptacle not pest or water resistant, with tight-fitting lids, and covered except while in active use. Garbage receptacle and cover not cleaned after emptying and prior to reuse. Garbage, refuse and other solid and liquid waste not collected, stored, removed and disposed of so as to prevent a nuisance.
• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Food preparation area, food storage area, or other area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

When was Golden Sands Cafe last inspected?

Golden Sands Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to November 3, 2023, averaging 15 points.

Golden Sands Cafe vs Madison

Madison runs 72% clean across 83 tracked restaurants — 52 clean, 10 mid, 10 cooked.

Against the 83 spots Cooked tracks in Madison, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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