Rafa Spicy Cottage

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 23, 2026 →
• address1222 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn 11208
• cuisineBangladeshi
• phone7183654058

Is Rafa Spicy Cottage clean?

Rafa Spicy Cottage is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 23, 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 Rafa Spicy Cottage?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Toilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.

When was Rafa Spicy Cottage last inspected?

Rafa Spicy Cottage has 1 inspection on record going back to May 23, 2026, averaging 13 points.

Rafa Spicy Cottage vs Cypress Hills-City Line

Cypress Hills-City Line runs 80% clean across 93 tracked restaurants — 64 clean, 2 mid, 14 cooked.

Against the 93 spots Cooked tracks in Cypress Hills-City Line, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 May 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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