Cooked?Lakay Bistro
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedMay 2, 2026 →
- address55 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn 11221
- cuisineCreole/Cajun
- phone7184046099
Is Lakay Bistro clean?
Lakay Bistro is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 2, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Lakay Bistro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🧤food-handling slipcriticalTobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
- 🤒sick worker near the foodcriticalFood worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
When was Lakay Bistro last inspected?
Lakay Bistro has 2 inspections on record going back to January 17, 2026, averaging 33 points.
May 2, 2026 B
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View full inspection →January 17, 2026 Score 38
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View full inspection →Lakay Bistro vs Stuyvesant Heights
Stuyvesant Heights runs 79% clean across 155 tracked restaurants — 110 clean, 7 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 155 spots Cooked tracks in Stuyvesant Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 May 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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