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Lowlife Coffee
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score5 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 21, 2026
- address55 Porter Avenue, Brooklyn 11237
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone6125169439
Is Lowlife Coffee clean?
Lowlife Coffee is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 21, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Lowlife Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽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 Lowlife Coffee last inspected?
Lowlife Coffee has 2 inspections on record going back to July 23, 2025, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2026 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| July 23, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
Lowlife Coffee vs Bushwick North
Bushwick North runs 78% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 226 clean, 18 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Bushwick North, this one comes out cleaner than 85% 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 January 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.