Ivy Coffee

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedJanuary 13, 2026
• inspection score19 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedAugust 7, 2026 →
• address495 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn 11221
• cuisineAmerican
• phone3473850287

Is Ivy Coffee clean?

Ivy Coffee currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on January 13, 2026 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on August 7, 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 3 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 Ivy Coffee?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🧽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.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🧼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 Ivy Coffee last inspected?

Ivy Coffee has 6 inspections on record going back to May 13, 2024, averaging 29 points.

Ivy Coffee vs Bedford

Bedford runs 79% clean across 206 tracked restaurants — 142 clean, 10 mid, 27 cooked.

Against the 206 spots Cooked tracks in Bedford, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 August 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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