Soho Cafe & Grill

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedJune 27, 2025
• inspection score24 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 25, 2026 →
• address215 Church Avenue, Brooklyn 11218
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7184368800

Is Soho Cafe & Grill clean?

Soho Cafe & Grill currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on June 27, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on September 25, 2026 scoring 24 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 3 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 Soho Cafe & Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🛠️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.

When was Soho Cafe & Grill last inspected?

Soho Cafe & Grill has 4 inspections on record going back to January 4, 2023, averaging 15 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

Soho Cafe & Grill vs Kensington-Ocean Parkway

Kensington-Ocean Parkway runs 76% clean across 69 tracked restaurants — 41 clean, 1 mid, 12 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 September 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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