Ristretto Cafe And Desserts

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedJuly 21, 2025
• inspection score31 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedAugust 17, 2026 →
• address3121 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn 11235
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone9173188640

Is Ristretto Cafe And Desserts clean?

Ristretto Cafe And Desserts currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on July 21, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on August 17, 2026 scoring 31 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Ristretto Cafe And Desserts?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 17, 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.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

When was Ristretto Cafe And Desserts last inspected?

Ristretto Cafe And Desserts has 5 inspections on record going back to March 19, 2024, averaging 29 points.

Ristretto Cafe And Desserts vs Sheepshead Bay-Gerritsen Beach-Manhattan Beach

Sheepshead Bay-Gerritsen Beach-Manhattan Beach runs 84% clean across 153 tracked restaurants — 117 clean, 9 mid, 14 cooked.

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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 August 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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