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Kaff Kafe
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 5, 2024
- address5320 16 Avenue, Brooklyn 11204
- cuisineJewish/Kosher
- phone7184360808
Is Kaff Kafe clean?
Kaff Kafe is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 5, 2024. 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 Kaff Kafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 5, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
When was Kaff Kafe last inspected?
Kaff Kafe has 6 inspections on record going back to October 25, 2022, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
| June 5, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| March 9, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 12 pts |
| February 9, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 43 pts |
| January 24, 2023 | Grade C | 28 pts |
| October 25, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 12 pts |
Kaff Kafe vs Borough Park
Borough Park runs 72% clean across 119 tracked restaurants — 73 clean, 9 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 119 spots Cooked tracks in Borough Park, this one comes out cleaner than 80% of them.
Other spots in Borough Park
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 June 5, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.