The New Soul Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 26, 2025 →
• address1039 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx 10472
• cuisineSoul Food
• phone7184095501

Is The New Soul Cafe clean?

The New Soul Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 26, 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 New Soul Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was The New Soul Cafe last inspected?

The New Soul Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to January 30, 2023, averaging 11 points.

The New Soul Cafe vs Westchester-Unionport

Westchester-Unionport runs 85% clean across 79 tracked restaurants — 62 clean, 4 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 79 spots Cooked tracks in Westchester-Unionport, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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.

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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 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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