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Lakou Cafe
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 16, 2026
- address195 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn 11213
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone3472950566
Is Lakou Cafe clean?
Lakou Cafe is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 16, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — 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 Lakou Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 16, 2026, 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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Lakou Cafe last inspected?
Lakou Cafe has 8 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2023, averaging 6 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 19, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| March 16, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| November 25, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 10 pts |
| June 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| August 30, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| June 15, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| January 22, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 13 pts |
| September 8, 2023 | Grade A | 2 pts |
Lakou Cafe vs Crown Heights North
Crown Heights North runs 82% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 209 clean, 10 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Crown Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 March 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.