Omar Khayyam Cafe

• gradeGrade B ⏳
• grade postedMarch 30, 2023
• inspection score35 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedFebruary 19, 2026 →
• address3159 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn 11235
• cuisineRussian
• phone7189753664

Is Omar Khayyam Cafe clean?

Omar Khayyam Cafe currently carries Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on March 30, 2023 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on February 19, 2026 scoring 35 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads mid 😬; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Omar Khayyam Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 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.
• 🐀rats have moved incritical
  Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Food preparation area, food storage area, or other area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🍽️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.
• ⚠️Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
• 🪰flies in the housecritical
  Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedure improper.

When was Omar Khayyam Cafe last inspected?

Omar Khayyam Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2023, averaging 26 points.

Omar Khayyam Cafe vs Brighton Beach

Brighton Beach runs 68% clean across 79 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 3 mid, 18 cooked.

Against the 79 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 February 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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