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The Legend Cafe House
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score29 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedJanuary 31, 2026
- address8140 New Utrecht Avenue, Brooklyn 11214
- cuisineChinese
- phone7182596888
Is The Legend Cafe House clean?
New York currently lists The Legend Cafe House as grade pending, following an inspection on January 31, 2026 that scored 29 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on September 25, 2023.
What did inspectors find at The Legend Cafe House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick worker near the foodcriticalFood worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was The Legend Cafe House last inspected?
The Legend Cafe House has 4 inspections on record going back to September 25, 2023, averaging 28 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| August 8, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 3 pts |
| August 6, 2025 | closed by the city | 73 pts |
| September 25, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
The Legend Cafe House vs Bensonhurst West
Bensonhurst West runs 80% clean across 248 tracked restaurants — 184 clean, 19 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 248 spots Cooked tracks in Bensonhurst West, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.