Highly Grounded Cafe

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• inspection score10 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 6, 2025
• address7020 Avenue U, Brooklyn 11234
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone7323314543

Is Highly Grounded Cafe clean?

Highly Grounded Cafe is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 6, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — 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 Highly Grounded Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
• 🚿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.
• 🍽️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 Highly Grounded Cafe last inspected?

Highly Grounded Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to September 11, 2023, averaging 12 points.

Highly Grounded Cafe vs Georgetown-Marine Park-Bergen Beach-Mill Basin

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Against the 95 spots Cooked tracks in Georgetown-Marine Park-Bergen Beach-Mill Basin, this one comes out cleaner than 61% 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 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.