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Panini La Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 10, 2025
- address45 Lee Avenue, Brooklyn 11211
- cuisineJewish/Kosher
- phone3474966538
Is Panini La Cafe clean?
Panini La Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 10, 2025. 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 Panini La Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
When was Panini La Cafe last inspected?
Panini La Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to March 14, 2022, averaging 30 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 11, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 5 pts |
| April 3, 2024 | closed by the city | 87 pts |
| June 2, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 17, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| March 14, 2022 | closed by the city | 60 pts |
Panini La Cafe vs Williamsburg
Williamsburg runs 45% clean across 15 tracked restaurants — 5 clean, 3 mid, 3 cooked.
Against the 15 spots Cooked tracks in Williamsburg, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.