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Pier 53 Coffee & Sandwich Shop
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 11, 2026
- address5313 2 Avenue, Brooklyn 11220
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7184393054
Is Pier 53 Coffee & Sandwich Shop clean?
Pier 53 Coffee & Sandwich Shop is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 11, 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 Pier 53 Coffee & Sandwich Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
- 🛠️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 Pier 53 Coffee & Sandwich Shop last inspected?
Pier 53 Coffee & Sandwich Shop has 3 inspections on record going back to January 16, 2024, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| February 11, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 16, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Pier 53 Coffee & Sandwich Shop vs Sunset Park West
Sunset Park West runs 80% clean across 224 tracked restaurants — 162 clean, 7 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 224 spots Cooked tracks in Sunset Park West, this one comes out cleaner than 72% 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 May 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.