J + B Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 6, 2019
• address302 7 Street, Brooklyn 11215
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone3479873217

Is J + B Cafe clean?

J + B Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 6, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at J + B Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 6, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Proper sanitization not provided for utensil ware washing operation.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.

When was J + B Cafe last inspected?

J + B Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to July 18, 2017, averaging 12 points.

J + B Cafe vs Park Slope-Gowanus

Park Slope-Gowanus runs 85% clean across 512 tracked restaurants — 397 clean, 24 mid, 44 cooked.

Against the 512 spots Cooked tracks in Park Slope-Gowanus, 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 August 6, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.