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Lella Alimentari
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 20, 2026
- address325 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn 11211
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone9175359142
Is Lella Alimentari clean?
New York currently lists Lella Alimentari as grade pending, following an inspection on March 20, 2026 that scored 19 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was B on November 15, 2024.
What did inspectors find at Lella Alimentari?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Lella Alimentari last inspected?
Lella Alimentari has 4 inspections on record going back to June 4, 2024, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| January 23, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 38 pts |
| November 15, 2024 | Grade B | 20 pts |
| June 4, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
Lella Alimentari vs East Williamsburg
East Williamsburg runs 74% clean across 245 tracked restaurants — 155 clean, 16 mid, 38 cooked.
Against the 245 spots Cooked tracks in East Williamsburg, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.