Richard's Caribbean Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score4 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 23, 2026
• address9606 Avenue L, Brooklyn 11236
• cuisineCaribbean
• phone9175225609

Is Richard's Caribbean Cafe clean?

Richard's Caribbean Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 23, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Richard's Caribbean Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 23, 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.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedure improper.

When was Richard's Caribbean Cafe last inspected?

Richard's Caribbean Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to December 14, 2023, averaging 17 points.

Richard's Caribbean Cafe vs Canarsie

Canarsie runs 84% clean across 97 tracked restaurants — 77 clean, 5 mid, 10 cooked.

Against the 97 spots Cooked tracks in Canarsie, this one comes out cleaner than 88% 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 January 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.