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The Center For Fiction
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 13, 2025
- address15 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn 11217
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone2127556710
Is The Center For Fiction clean?
The Center For Fiction is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 13, 2025. 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 The Center For Fiction?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was The Center For Fiction last inspected?
The Center For Fiction has 3 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| December 13, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| May 12, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
The Center For Fiction vs Fort Greene
Fort Greene runs 76% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 103 clean, 10 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in Fort Greene, this one comes out cleaner than 74% 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 August 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.