La Cafeteria

• gradeGrade B ⏳
• grade postedJune 26, 2025
• inspection score14 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 11, 2025 →
• address1153 Broadway, Brooklyn 11221
• cuisineLatin American
• phone7184844061

Is La Cafeteria clean?

La Cafeteria currently carries Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on June 26, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on September 11, 2025 scoring 14 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 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads mid 😬; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at La Cafeteria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 11, 2025, 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.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was La Cafeteria last inspected?

La Cafeteria has 3 inspections on record going back to April 28, 2025, averaging 27 points.

La Cafeteria vs Bushwick South

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Against the 207 spots Cooked tracks in Bushwick South, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 September 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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