Penny House Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score5 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 11, 2026
• address732 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn 11238
• cuisineAmerican
• phone3472407281

Is Penny House Cafe clean?

Penny House Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 11, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Penny House Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 11, 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.

When was Penny House Cafe last inspected?

Penny House Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to October 22, 2024, averaging 9 points.

Penny House Cafe vs Prospect Heights

Prospect Heights runs 78% clean across 139 tracked restaurants — 102 clean, 9 mid, 19 cooked.

Against the 139 spots Cooked tracks in Prospect Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 86% 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 February 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.