Orchid Tea Cafe

• last posted gradeGrade A · April 2, 2025
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 13, 2026 →
• address4618 8 Avenue, Brooklyn 11220
• cuisineChinese
• phone3478178546

Is Orchid Tea Cafe clean?

Orchid Tea Cafe is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on October 13, 2026. That inspection scored 11 points and cited 1 critical violation. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected. The last grade the city posted here was A on April 2, 2025, before the closure.

What did inspectors find at Orchid Tea Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
  Roaches were cited at this visit · October 13, 2026.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Orchid Tea Cafe last inspected?

Orchid Tea Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to May 2, 2023, averaging 28 points.

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

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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 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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