Lakou Cafe

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedMarch 16, 2026
• inspection score0 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 19, 2026 →
• address195 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn 11213
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone3472950566

Is Lakou Cafe clean?

Lakou Cafe currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on March 16, 2026 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on June 19, 2026 scoring 0 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Lakou Cafe?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on June 19, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Lakou Cafe last inspected?

Lakou Cafe has 8 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2023, averaging 6 points.

Lakou Cafe vs Crown Heights North

Crown Heights North runs 80% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 209 clean, 15 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Crown Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 June 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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