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Serenity Cafe
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 26, 2026
- address424 Church Avenue, Brooklyn 11218
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7189088500
Is Serenity Cafe clean?
New York currently lists Serenity Cafe as grade pending, following an inspection on February 26, 2026 that scored 19 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Serenity Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was Serenity Cafe last inspected?
Serenity Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2025, averaging 36 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| November 10, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| November 5, 2025 | closed by the city | 48 pts |
| August 11, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
| June 18, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 73 pts |
Serenity Cafe vs Kensington-Ocean Parkway
Kensington-Ocean Parkway runs 78% clean across 64 tracked restaurants — 40 clean, 3 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 64 spots Cooked tracks in Kensington-Ocean Parkway, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.