Nostrand Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 5, 2026 →
• address261 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11216
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone7189758588

Is Nostrand Cafe clean?

Nostrand Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 5, 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 Nostrand Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.

When was Nostrand Cafe last inspected?

Nostrand Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to January 5, 2024, averaging 14 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

Nostrand Cafe vs Bedford

Bedford runs 80% clean across 211 tracked restaurants — 145 clean, 9 mid, 28 cooked.

Against the 211 spots Cooked tracks in Bedford, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 October 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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